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 ...

Lymphocytes are white blood cells that help the body fight infection and disease. The healthy range for an adult is between 1,000 and 4,800 lymphocytes per microliter (µL) of blood. Doctors will ...

Thyroid nodules are lumps that occur in the thyroid gland in the front of the throat. There may be no symptoms, but people may feel a bump in the neck. Thyroid nodules can be a sign of iodine ...

The presence of portal lymphoid aggregates, characteristic of hepatitis C infection, and interface activity, previously called "piecemeal necrosis," is also described and quantified. Interface ...

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a life-threatening bacterial infection causing necrosis of the fascia, underlying skin, and vasculature. NF spreads rapidly, making immediate diagnosis important for ...

It’s a fast-growing cancer that can start in your lymph nodes or related organs like your thymus, spleen, or tonsils. It usually responds well to treatment and is often cured. About one in five ...

Categorization based on gross pathologic features, particularly caseation and necrosis, was historically coined prior ... and affects tissue pathology in mouse models (87). Given the intracellular ...

Skin cancers such as squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma can metastasize to lymph nodes in and near the bilateral parotid glands, and thus mimic a primary parotid tumor. Most salivary gland cancers ...

A lump on the side of the neck could be a swollen lymph node caused by a bacterial or viral infection or a benign (non-cancerous) growth like a cyst, lipoma, or goiter. Swollen, infected salivary ...

Correspondence to Dr. Tammy Hentona Osaki, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Division of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Paulista School of Medicine / Federal University ...