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{{ Infobox diagnosis | |||
| Name = {{PAGENAME}} | |||
| Image = Colorectal carcinoma lymph node metastasis -- intermed mag.jpg | |||
| Width = | |||
| Caption = Lymph node metastasis (colorectal carcinoma). [[H&E stain]]. | |||
| Synonyms = | |||
| Micro = malignant cells foreign to the lymph node - dependent on specific cancer | |||
| Subtypes = micrometastasis, macrometastasis | |||
| LMDDx = [[endometriosis]], ectopic [[decidua]], [[endosalpingiosis]], melanocytic nevus, [[dermatopathic lymphadenopathy]], [[sinus histiocytosis]], [[tumour deposit]] (dependent on site), isolated tumour cells | |||
| Stains = dependent on tumour | |||
| IHC = dependent on tumour | |||
| EM = | |||
| Molecular = | |||
| IF = | |||
| Gross = enlarged lymph node, esp. spherical, white mass | |||
| Grossing = | |||
| Site = [[lymph node]] - see ''[[lymph node pathology]]'' | |||
| Assdx = | |||
| Syndromes = | |||
| Clinicalhx = +/-suspicion of cancer | |||
| Signs = +/-nodule at site of a lymph node | |||
| Symptoms = | |||
| Prevalence = | |||
| Bloodwork = | |||
| Rads = | |||
| Endoscopy = | |||
| Prognosis = dependent on specific type of cancer | |||
| Other = | |||
| ClinDDx = reactive lymph adenopathy, [[lymphoma]], other benign causes of lymph adenopathy - see ''[[lymph node pathology]]'' | |||
| Tx = dependent on underlying cancer | |||
}} | |||
'''Lymph node metastasis''' is [[cancer]] that has spread to a [[lymph node]]. | '''Lymph node metastasis''' is [[cancer]] that has spread to a [[lymph node]]. | ||