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Haematopathology and lymphoma is dealt with in the ''[[haematopathology]]'' article. This article covers the basics of lymph nodes. Lymph node pathology is dealt with in the ''[[lymph node pathology]]'' article. | Haematopathology and lymphoma is dealt with in the ''[[haematopathology]]'' article. This article covers the basics of lymph nodes. Lymph node pathology is dealt with in the ''[[lymph node pathology]]'' article. | ||
==Clinical== | |||
===Normal (clinical)=== | |||
*Round. | |||
*"Soft". | |||
*Mobile. | |||
===Pathologic (clinical) - associations=== | |||
*Rubbery = suggestive of lymphoma. | |||
*Tender (hurts when ya touch it) = suggestive of infection. | |||
*Fixed (immobile) = suggestive of cancer, usually carcinoma. | |||
*Hard = suggestive of cancer. | |||
*"Large" - cancer or infection. | |||
**What qualifies for "large" depends on the location in the body. | |||
==Radiologic== | |||
*Ellipical (as opposed to spherical) = may be cancer. | |||
*"Large" = could be cancer or infection. | |||
**What qualifies for "large" depends on the location in the body. | |||
==Gross pathologic exam== | |||
Normal: | |||
*Firm (relative to adipose tissue). | |||
*Glistening surface when cut. | |||
Pathologic: | |||
*White lesions, especially irregular = suggestive of carcinoma. | |||
*White, glistening, with lobulated surface - "fish flesh" = suggestive of lymphoma. | |||
**Subtle lobulation (~1 mm) on section suggestive of ''follicular lymphoma''.<ref>DB. 5 August 2010.</ref> | |||
==LN architecture== | ==LN architecture== | ||