Swollen lymph nodes in your neck usually come from exposure to a virus or bacteria but can come from a blockage or even cancer. Your doctor may have prescribed physical therapy following your neck dissection, or the removal of the lymph nodes and...
The lymph nodes are small glands distributed throughout the body that play an important role in immunity. They frequently swell in response to an infection, but may also swell for other reasons. Often a baby develops swollen lymph nodes in her...
Contrary to what is popularly believed, lymph nodes are not glands but organs located throughout the body. They function as filters by removing harmful bacteria, dead tissue and viruses from the fluid produced by these nodes and circulated to...
If you have a head cold or other viral infection, you may feel swollen lymph nodes on the sides of your neck. This is a positive reaction that signals your lymph nodes are functioning to fight off the infection. Other causes of swollen lymph nodes...
The last thing you may want to do when you feel illness coming on is to exercise. But when you feel that tickle in your throat or swollen glands in your throat, a bit of calming, restorative exercise can be just the thing. Yoga is a common choice...
If your jawbone disappears after eating certain foods, you may have a food allergy. Your lymph nodes are glands located directly under your jawbone and may become swollen when you're sick. Swelling in your lymph nodes after eating may be a sign of...
Several areas of the body, including the neck and head, have lymph nodes, glands that assist in fighting off infections in the body. During an infection or illness, the lymph nodes usually swell in the area closest to the infection. As the lymph...
Cervical lymphadenitis is a term used to describe an infection of the lymph nodes in the neck. Children often have this kind of infection, but it can affect people of any age. Those who develop cervical lymphadenitis symptoms should consult a...
Swollen glands in the neck are quite a common problem in children. The lymph nodes help the body fight infections. They exist throughout the body, including in the neck, as part of the lymphatic system. Several conditions may cause lymph nodes in...
Swollen throat glands represent enlargement of the lymph nodes in the neck. Lymph nodes are bean-like collections of lymphocytes--white blood cells with a prominent role in the immune system. Infections and inflammation commonly causes swollen...
According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), the neck is one of several areas where the lymph nodes (also referred to as lymph glands) can be detected by touch. Swollen lymph nodes can be due to a viral or bacterial infection as well as...
B cell lymphoma belongs to a group of cancers known as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma---cancers that originate in a specific type of white blood cells known as lymphocytes. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma originates in both types of lymphoctyes: B cells which...
Tongue cancer is typically classified as an oral cancer and is grouped with cancers that appear on the lips, cheek, floor of the mouth, hard and soft palate, sinuses and throat. These types of cancer share many symptoms, and if you are seeing...
Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is a sexually transmitted disease that eventually causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS. Besides sexual activity, the virus is also transmitted by sharing needles or contact with the blood of...
Glandular fever, also called viral infectious mononucleosis or the kissing disease, primarily causes fever and swollen lymph nodes in the neck. The infection can occur at any age; however, it is most prevalent in 15- to 17-year-olds. Lasting...
The term lymphadenitis describes a swelling or inflammation of the lymph nodes which most commonly occurs in children. When it appears in the neck, it can cause pain, neck stiffness and redness of the skin over the lymph nodes. Lymphadenitis also...
Pain in the neck near the throat is a frequent complaint encountered in physicians' offices. Those symptoms are especially common in children. Conditions that cause pain in the throat often cause pain in the neck near the throat. For that reason,...
Lymph nodes are small glands that help distribute nutrients, fluids and waste materials between body tissues and the bloodstream. Swollen lymph nodes in the neck, also called swollen glands or lymphadenitis, may be caused by infections, injuries,...
In your neck there are structures called lymph nodes that are part of your body's immune system. Their job is to filter, trap and destroy bacteria and other substances that can cause disease. When this process occurs the lymph nodes can grow...
The thyroid, a small gland located underneath the voice box, regulates the body's metabolism. Several options are available to treat advanced thyroid cancer, which is rare in the United States, reports the American Cancer Society. If the disease...
Lymph nodes are small glands throughout the body that filter foreign substances and fight infection. Children frequently have swollen lymph nodes around the neck and face when they have bacterial or viral infections. In most cases, these swollen...
Metastatic thyroid cancer is cancer starting in the thyroid gland in the neck that has spread beyond the thyroid gland to the lymph nodes of the neck and other distant organs. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) notes that the commonest sites of...
Burkitt lymphoma, classified as a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, describes a specific type of cancer that affects B lymphocytes---white blood cells that produce antibodies. Two major types of Burkitt lymphoma exist: the African variety, often associated...
Mono, or mononucleosis, is a disease caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). You can be exposed to this virus and be a carrier without ever having any symptoms. You can come in contact with this virus by kissing someone who is infected. You can...
Throat cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the tissue of the pharynx and larynx. The pharynx is a hollow tube that begins behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea and esophagus. The larynx is an organ that contains the...
If you have a chronic sore throat that is associated with digestive symptoms, particularly heartburn, you could be suffering from "GERD." GERD, or Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease, can cause heartburn and a chronic sore throat as stomach acid...
Tonsillitis is caused by viruses or bacteria that infect the tonsils and cause them to become inflamed. Chronic tonsillitis is a persistent infection of the tonsils. According to The American Academy of Otolaryngology's Tonsillitis Fact Sheet,...
Cancer of the head and neck account for around four percent of all cancers in the United States, according to the College of American Pathologists. Several different forms of cancer may affect the neck, but the most common cancer involving the...
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