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*Visual. | *Visual. | ||
*Palpation - more important than visual. | *Palpation - more important than visual. | ||
===Gross interpretation=== | |||
Normal lymph node: | |||
*Firm (relative to adipose tissue). | |||
*Glistening surface when cut. | |||
Pathologic lymph node: | |||
*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>Bailey, D. 5 August 2010.</ref> | |||
===Submission=== | ===Submission=== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Lymph nodes]]. | *[[Lymph nodes]]. | ||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Cancer staging]] | [[Category:Cancer staging]] | ||