An initial CT scan of the chest found bulky left hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy with heterogeneous calcification. A subsequent fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography CT demonstrated ...

Enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes, two measuring 14 mm at level 4R ... Coronary sclerosis. Focal calcified atherosclerosis in the aortic arch. Scan performed in the expiratory phase, limiting ...

Lymph nodes are part of the body’s immune system. A swollen lymph node in the armpit may be a sign of a bacterial or viral infection, an injury, or a serious health condition, such as cancer.

When the body fights an infection or injury, lymph nodes sometimes swell. Doctors call this a reactive lymph node. Treatment can depend on the cause. Lymph nodes house white blood cells.

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 ...

Ovarian cancer cells can spread through your body in these ways: Those in your pelvis Para-aortic lymph nodes, found in your abdominal area Mediastinal lymph nodes, in the area between your lungs ...

In patients without distant metastasis, the presence of mediastinal lymph nodes involvement generally precludes curative resection in most cases. [33] Thus, EUS-FNA provides accurate information ...

Calcification is the deposition of calcium into the neointima (within atherosclerotic plaque) and/or the tunica media (the medial smooth muscle layer) of the blood vessels, and can occur with ...

The following is a summary of “Mediastinal staging lymph node probability map in non-small cell lung cancer,” published in the March 2025 issue of Respiratory Research by Bordas-Martinez et al.

It’s a fast-growing cancer that can start in your lymph nodes or related organs like ... also can grow in your lymphatic system. Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma This is a rare type ...

Initial evaluation consists of a detailed history, physical exam and review of old and new images, as well as a chest CT scan with thin 1 mm slices through the lung nodules. Multiple models are ...

(18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography revealed the abnormal accumulation of the mediastinal and left neck lymph nodes. A definite diagnosis could not be obtained ...