Sentences with phrase «affected lymph nodes»

Hudson's lymphoma affected his lymph nodes but was unusual in that it involved both types of lymphocytes (B - and T - cells).

Surgery to remove as much tumor as possible as well as removal of affected lymph nodes.

«We found that, for women with no affected lymph nodes, E-cadherin is the strongest prognostic factor for a poor long - term outcome,» said first author Ruth Heimann, MD, PhD, assistant professor of radiation and cellular oncology at the University of Chicago.

This is done by placing a small needle into an affected lymph node and removing cells for microscopic evaluation.

The virus most often affects the lymph nodes, blood stream and small intestines of dogs.

Lymphoma most often affects lymph nodes, but can also affect the liver, spleen, bone marrow, and other sites.

Lymphoma affects the lymph nodes and can cause them to swell up to the size of golf balls.

Occasionally, lymphoma can affect lymph nodes that are not visible or palpable from outside the body, such as those inside the chest or in the abdomen.

For dogs with lymphoma, a small surgical incision is made over one of the lymph nodes affected by the cancer and a small wedge - shaped piece of tissue is removed from the affected lymph node.

Lymphoma most commonly affects the lymph nodes throughout the body, but it also frequently can affect the liver, spleen, and bone marrow; sometimes even the kidneys and lungs.

Abscesses (an infected swelling within a body tissue, containing an accumulation of pus) can affect lymph nodes, the skin, the muscles, the teeth, the jaws, or other areas of the face.

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The cancer Roper was afflicted with affects the soft tissue of the throat behind the mouth, including the palate and surrounding lymph nodes.

If your child develops a heat rash, pay close attention to possible signs of an infection which can include a fever higher than 100 Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius), chills without a known cause, swollen lymph nodes (in the groin, armpit, or neck), pus draining from the area, red streaks from the area, or an increase in warmth, swelling, redness, or pain in the affected area.

The disease usually affects the lungs, but can impact other body parts such as the lymph nodes, kidneys, bones or joints.

Although South Asian and Black women were more likely to have biologically aggressive tumours, such as higher - grade tumours and more lymph node involvement, little difference remained between the ethnic groups after adjustment for factors that could affect the findings, particularly age.

Hematological or blood malignancies are types of cancer that affect blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes, such as leukemias and lymphomas.

Based on the results of these tests, the cancer is then staged according to its size, number of lymph nodes affected and whether it has spread to nearby or distant organs.

The affected malignant tumors and any nearby lymph nodes will be removed, to reduce the risk of the cancer spreading.

The stage is usually determined in part by whether or not cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes and how many of those nodes are affected.

The N specifies whether the cancer has spread into the lymph nodes (structures in the body that contain immune cells) and how many lymph nodes are affected.

The procedure involves removal of the section of the cancer - affected colon, nearby lymph nodes, and areas of cancer spread.

At the Beth Israel Medical Center both surgeons transfer vascularized lymph nodes from an healthy area of the body to the area affected with lymphedema.

This surgery involves removal of the entire affected breast and most or all of the lymph nodes under the adjacent arm.

If the tumors are especially large or have spread to the lymph nodes, affected canines probably will succumb before that.

In cats, lymphoma cells (like lymphocytes) can grow anywhere in the body, but there are certain sites that are more commonly affected by lymphoma than others (such as the GI tract, mediastinum, and lymph nodes).

Other cancers which may be associated with vaccine damage include Lymphoma (cancer of the lymph nodes), Leukemia (cancer which affects white blood cell production), Osteosarcoma (bone cancer), and Mast Cell Tumors (affects mast cells which respond to inflammation / allergens, usually seen as malignant skin tumors).

There are a number of cells that seem to be most affected by the virus because of their rapidly dividing nature, these include: bone marrow and lymph nodes.

If the disease has spread and become generalized, your veterinarian may find that your dog's liver, spleen, and / or lymph nodes are larger than normal, and that your dog's joints have become affected.

Salmonella usually affects the gastrointestinal tract after it settles in the lymph nodes and drops down into the intestines.

Lymphoma, a cancer of lymph nodes or other lymphatic tissues, can affect ferrets of any age, and can have variable symptoms.

The disease first affects a dog's tonsils and lymph nodes before attacking the respiratory, gastrointestinal, urogenital and nervous systems.

The lymph nodes are the most common areas affected by lymphoma, but it can grow anywhere in the body.

Sweet Pea was presented to our Oncology department at VRCC in November 2010 with a biopsy confirmed diagnosis of lymphoma affecting the intestinal tract and surrounding lymph nodes.

Some cancers manifest themselves in the form of a mass of abnormal cells called a tumor, while others affect cells in the blood or lymph systemA network of organs, lymph nodes, lymph ducts, and lymph vessels that make and move lymph from tissues to the bloodstream.

A couple of days after the fever strikes, an affected horse experiences severe nasal discharge and lymph node swelling in the head and neck.

These tissues affected include the thymus, spleen and lymph nodes.

Lymph nodes, spleen and bone marrow are commonly affected.

Inside the body, tumors frequently affect many organs systems simultaneously, including the spleen, liver, lymph nodes, lungs, bone marrow, brain and central nervous system, and joints.

A biopsy of one of the enlarged superficial lymph nodes confirms the diagnosis when those are the ones affected.

Our Internal Medicine Service specializes in conditions affecting the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, the liver, kidneys and urinary tract, and the endocrine, cardiovascular, hematopoietic (bone marrow and lymph nodes), nervous, and respiratory systems.

Mediastinitis affects the central chest region that contains the heart, lymph nodes and central bronchi.

A disease like Tularemia usually presents with fever, enlarged lymph nodes and can affect people too.

The most commonly affected areas are the face, outer part of the ear and salivary lymph nodes.

The clinical signs of blastomycosis may vary with the target organs affected and may include one or all of the following: anorexia, depression, weight loss, fever (103 degrees or higher) that doesn't respond to antibiotics, coughing, shortness of breath, exercise intolerance, enlarged lymph nodes, eye disease, or skin lesions that drain bloody or purulent material.

Treatment usually involves surgery of the affected gland or removal of the entire chain of mammary glands on the affected side along with the lymph nodes.

Another form of lymphoma affects the internal lymph nodes or tissues that are made of similar lymphoid material such as the liver or spleen.

It is also common for the lymph nodes that drain the affected areas to be moderately enlarged (regional lymphadenopathy).

The tumors can spread locally, affecting adjacent tissues, but long term, if left untreated, it can spread to distant areas like lymph nodes or lung tissue.

If the disease becomes systemic, it may affect your dog's bones, liver, spleen, lymph nodes, brain, and skin.

Bladder cancer dogs may also affect the adjoining lymph nodes and lungs, thus signs of urinary tract obstruction along with signs of respiratory stress, must be suspected for an urgent «Red — Degree» urinary tract neoplasm.