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| ==Normal lymph node== | | ==Normal lymph node== |
| ===Normal (clinical)===
| | {{main|Lymph node}} |
| *Round.
| | {{main|Lymph node pathology}} |
| *"Soft".
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| *Mobile.
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| ===Pathologic (clinical) - associations===
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| *Rubbery = suggestive of lymphoma.
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| *Fixed (immobile) = suggestive of cancer.
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| *Tender (hurts when ya touch it) = suggestive of infection.
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| ===Radiologic & clinical===
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| *Elongated = may be cancer.
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| *"Large" = could be cancer or infection.
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| ===Malignant - statistical associations===
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| Nodes with metstases tend to be:
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| *Hard.
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| *Ellipical (as opposed to circular) on section.
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| *"Large".
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| *May be immobile (fixed to a surrounding structure).
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| Note:
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| *"Large" depends on the location in the body.
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| ===Gross pathologic exam===
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| Normal:
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| *Firm (relative to adipose tissue).
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| *Glistening surface when cut.
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| Pathologic:
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| *White lesions, espically irregular = suggestive of carcinoma.
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| *White, glistening, with lobulated surface - "fish flesh" = suggestive of lymphoma.
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| **Subtle lobulation (~1 mm) on section suggestive of ''follicular lymphoma''.<ref>DB. 5 August 2010.</ref>
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| ===Microscopic=== | | ===Microscopic=== |