One of the most frequent causes of swollen lymph nodes in your neck is a viral upper respiratory infection (URI) such as the common cold, influenza or infectious mononucleosis, says Dr. Maas.

She has been working at PEOPLE since 2017. Although swollen lymph nodes can be a sign of cancer, doctors are cautioning people who have recently received the COVID-19 vaccine not to jump to any ...

The most common reason is when you have an infection. For example, an infection in your ear or throat can make the lymph nodes in your neck swollen. Swollen lymph nodes caused by infections usually ...

Lymph nodes are small organs that are distributed throughout the body and drain lymph fluid from the tissues. Immune cells reside in lymph nodes and survey the lymph for signs of infection.

These cancers can spread (metastasizes) to the neck lymph nodes, lungs, and bones. Poorly differentiated and well-differentiated thyroid cancers can be present at the same time. Hurthle cell thyroid ...

compared the results of ultrasound scans with the pathological findings from dissected lymph nodes of 19 patients who underwent neck surgery for DTC recurrence. Of 578 lymph nodes resected ...

The surgery is performed if tests show that the cancer has spread from the breast tissue to the lymph nodes and is often followed by radiation treatment. After the treatment, around 20-40 percent ...