lymphadenopathy

Examples of lymphadenopathy in the following topics:

• Lymph Nodes

  • Lymphadenopathy describes the clinical condition of swollen lymph nodes.
  • Lymphadenopathy is a symptom in conditions from trivial, such as a common cold or a minndor infection, to life-threatening, such as cancer or severe infection.
  • Cancers that are severe and widespread from frequent metastases tend to have lymphadenopathy, so cancer staging criteria includes lymph node involvement.
  • Additionally, cancers like lymphomas that have tumors made out of aberrant lymphocytes nearly always show lymphadenopathy, often an early warning sign for this type of cancer.

• Lymphomas

  • Although they do not cure it, they can alleviate the symptoms, particularly painful lymphadenopathy.