DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Lymph node metastases
Lymph node
A lymph node is a small ball or an oval-shaped organ of the immune system, distributed widely throughout the body including the armpit and stomach/gut and linked by lymphatic vessels. Lymph nodes are garrisons of B, T, and other immune cells. Lymph nodes are found all through the body, and act as filters or traps for foreign particles. They are important in the proper functioning of the immune system. They are packed tightly with the white blood cells called lymphocytes and macrophages. Lymph nodes also have clinical significance. They become inflamed or enlarged in various conditions, which may range from trivial, such as a throat infection, to life-threatening such as cancers...
Lymph node metastases - List of case studies
- Infiltrating basocellular carcinoma
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tumours, and it may be responsible for regional lymph node metastases and also for metastases to lung or bone. However, it is very ...
- Pulmonary heteroplasia_2
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at the mediastinic level with the exception of a lymph node of 10 mm at the carinal level. o ...
- Ovarian Cancer with Metastases
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Diagnosis: hepatic and lymph node relapse of ovarian cancer Case history: ...
- spreading pancreatic cancer
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She underwent removal of the pancreatic lesion and lymph node dissection, another surgery to remove the distal pancreas and spleen, and ...
- Rectal Carcinoma, Gastric Carcinoma, Metastases.
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“ Well differentiated adenocarcinoma . Peri -lymph and lymph node metastases in 2 pararectal lymph nodes, microembolic metastasis in 1 ...
- Metastatic well differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma in liver_2
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the cecum could be secondary to shred wounds . A small lymph node was free of tumor. Left lateral segmentectomy of the liver , ...
- Small Cell Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Cervix
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be a hydrometra. Pathological absorption present in lymph nodes in the retroperitoneum and in the pelvis. The cranial node shows over-absorption is at L2 level, by the superior mesenteric, diameter ...
- Neuroroendocrine neoplasia with hepatic secondary lesions
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nephrographic effect. Presence of pathological lymph node in the right retrocrural area (maximum transverse diameter 1.8 cm). ...
- Recurrent metastases in malignant tumor of left forearm
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The patient had a lymphoscintigraphy to find the sentinel lymph node in the left axilla. The patient had a surgery under general ...
- Metastatic well differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma in liver
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bagel formed lesion might be metastases in the mesenteric lymph nodes . Based on the actual clinical situation I strongly recommend ... in the abdomen with resection of the primary tumor, lymph node metastases and also the two liver metastases seen on endoscopic ...