In this case-based module, GP with Extended Role in ENT Dr Eason Sivayoham explains how to manage four cases involving presentations of head and neck swellings. Complete the full module today on ...

A swollen lymph node can be a bit like your body’s version of a red flag: When one of these bean-shaped clusters of immune cells in your neck, armpit, or groin puffs up, it’s typically an ...

Henson: Most patients with head and neck cancer are going to get a CT scan and usually a PET scan before they start treatment.The focus of the paper is on a specific finding on imaging, which is ...

Your lymph nodes, along with your spleen, tonsils, and adenoids, help you fight off illness and infections. Learn more about your lymph nodes’ part in this first line of defense.

The occipital lymph nodes are tiny glands in the back of the head. When the body is fighting an infection, they may swell. Learn more about the causes here.

You might need to have lymph nodes removed from one side of your neck or from both sides. Removing the lymph nodes reduces the chance of the cancer spreading or coming back. There are different types ...

Surgery to remove the lymph nodes in your neck. Cancers of the mouth and oropharynx can spread to lymph nodes in your neck. Your surgeon might remove some or all of the lymph nodes in your neck. Why ...

Up to 30% of head and neck cancer patients experience recurrences driven by hard-to-detect cancer cells that evade treatment. ... The gold standard that clinicians use to make this decision is ...

Swollen glands in the neck are swollen lymph nodes and often mean your body is fighting an infection. Causes include viruses, bacteria, autoimmune disorders, and more.

The neck contains many lymph nodes, with more than 300 in the head and neck area. Clusters of nodes sit around the ear, under the jaw and chin, and down either side of the neck.

You have more than 300 lymph nodes in your head and neck. Cancer can either start in these lymph nodes or spread there from other body parts. Symptoms include swelling, fever, and night sweats.