Usually, these lymph nodes are located in the “ axilla ” (under the armpit), but there are also clusters of lymph nodes near the breastbone (sternum). The ones that are closest to your breast ...

Swollen lymph nodes can also be a side effect of certain drug classes that treat bacterial infection—such as Cephalosporins, ...

85% of patients who had a preoperative axillary ultrasound that did not show any signs of a suspicious lymph node also had no lymph nodes involved at the time of sentinel node biopsy. So 85% of the ...

A lymph node biopsy is when a doctor checks and removes a small piece of tissue or sample of cells from one of your lymph nodes. The doctor sends this to the laboratory and a specialist doctor called ...

In the transfer surgery, the patient's lymph nodes are transferred from the groin area to the armpit, or axilla, to replace the removed lymph nodes. The procedure involves extensive scar removal ...

Left: Transverse image of left axilla on initial breast ultrasound, 19 days after first dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination to left upper extremity, demonstrates increased cortical thickness of 4 ...

Last month, radiologists at Massachusetts General Hospital noted that although "swelling of lymph nodes in the armpit is a normal response to COVID-19 vaccinations" on mammograms "they can be ...

The trial is running at five sites. The Irish Cancer Society wants a full roll-out of the early detection service ...