lymph node
noun
: any of the rounded masses of lymphoid tissue that are surrounded by a capsule of connective tissue, are distributed along the lymphatic vessels, and contain numerous lymphocytes which filter the flow of lymph passing through the node
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Abdominal pain may occur if the cancer has spread to the liver or lymph nodes around the stomach.
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Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
One way to assess possible malignancy is irregularity of a growth, speed of growth, localized lymph node metastasis as evidenced by enlargement of the nodes, and more but there is no substitute for an FNA or removal and biopsy.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
About six years later, she was diagnosed with stage 2 pancreatic cancer and had surgery to remove the mass, part of her pancreas, her spleen, 17 lymph nodes, and a fibroid.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 25 Oct. 2025
Surgery has become more conservative—lumpectomies and sentinel lymph node biopsies often replace full mastectomies, reducing complications and recovery time.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2025
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Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
One way to assess possible malignancy is irregularity of a growth, speed of growth, localized lymph node metastasis as evidenced by enlargement of the nodes, and more but there is no substitute for an FNA or removal and biopsy.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
About six years later, she was diagnosed with stage 2 pancreatic cancer and had surgery to remove the mass, part of her pancreas, her spleen, 17 lymph nodes, and a fibroid.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 25 Oct. 2025
Surgery has become more conservative—lumpectomies and sentinel lymph node biopsies often replace full mastectomies, reducing complications and recovery time.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Lymph node.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lymph%20node. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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