Axillary Lymphadenopathy: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Axillary Lymphadenopathy

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Physical examination revealed an area of erythematous, confluent vesicles on the middle phalanx of the finger and associated axillary lymphadenopathy. [nejm.org]

Examination revealed an area of erythematous, confluent vesicles on the middle phalanx of the finger and associated axillary lymphadenopathy. [nejm.org]

Lymphangitis and epitrochlear and axillary lymphadenopathy are not uncommon. After 10-14 days, symptoms usually improve significantly and lesions crust over and heal. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Adenocarcinoma of the Breast

Abstract Occult adenocarcinoma with clinically apparent axillary lymphadenopathy represents a challenging surgical problem. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

lymphadenopathy, courtesy of Dr. [pathologyoutlines.com]

lymphadenopathy in more advanced cases breast skin edema with dimpling ( peau d' orange ) represents obstruction of the lymphatics by cancer Evaluation Fine needle aspiration [medbullets.com]

Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Breast

Her breast was tender on examination and did not have any associated cervical or axillary lymphadenopathy. [casereports.bmj.com]

Significant right axillary lymphadenopathy is also present (curved arrow). (Click on the image to enlarge.) [jcancer.org]

The breast demonstrated multifocal enhancement in the inferior aspect on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and multiple abnormal left axillary nodes were noted. [ommegaonline.org]

Breast Abscess

Axillary lymphadenopathy, with or without skin erythema is also commonly seen [ 1, 7 ]. The most common presentation is unilateral subareolar abscess or breast pain. [pubs.sciepub.com]

Axillary lymphadenopathy may be palpable. Investigations Diagnosis is usually clinical. [patient.info]

There was no axillary lymphadenopathy. [themdu.com]

Infectious Mononucleosis

Physical examination findings of palatal petechiae, posterior cervical lymphadenopathy, axillary lymphadenopathy, and inguinal lymphadenopathy increase the likelihood of a [aafp.org]

Lymphadenopathy Cervical, particularly posterior cervical, auricular, axillary or inguinal lymphadenopathy is a characteristic finding in patients with infectious mononucleosis [medicaljoyworks.com]

[…] in the inguinal, axillary, posterior auricular, and cervical nodes. 1 Additionally, patients commonly experience fatigue that may be severe. [uspharmacist.com]

Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

lymphadenopathy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

PET (positron emission tomography)/CT (computed tomography) was performed and revealed inguinal, pelvic, retroperitoneal, axillary, and cervical lymphadenopathy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A follow-up CT scan performed 2 years later showed mildly prominent bilateral axillary lymphadenopathy. [diagnosticpathology.biomedcentral.com]

Cat Scratch Fever

The salient clinical features are swollen and painful lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy), in particular the axillary, cervical and inguinal lymph nodes. [symptoma.com]

Sixty cases (95.2％) of CSD developed lymphadenopathy, 51.7％ of the involved nodes were in the axillary, 31.7％ were in the inguinal, 21.7％ were in the cervical, 16.7％ were [ci.nii.ac.jp]

Lymphadenopathy is present in 90% of patients, primarily involving the axillary nodes, followed in frequency by cervical and inguinal areas. [patient.info]

Burkitt Lymphoma

We describe a 57 year-old woman with newly diagnosed HIV infection who presented with unilateral localized axillary lymphadenopathy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Upon review of systems, he also had right axillary lymphadenopathy and complained of weight loss. [hindawi.com]

No lymphadenopathy was appreciated in the inguinal, cervical, supraclavicular, or axillary areas. [journals.lww.com]

Follicular Lymphoma

Physical examination revealed right axillary lymphadenopathy without splenohepatomegaly. The lymph node was sent for flow cytometry and histomorphologic evaluation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Axillary lymph node biopsy showed FL composed of nodules of centrocytes side by side with nodules of immunoblasts rather than centroblasts. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Subsequent clinical examination showed significant axillary and inguinal lymphadenopathies. CT scan and ultrasonography did not show any significant alterations. [nature.com]

Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

Figure 1: Size change in lymphadenopathy. At the first visit to our hospital. Lymphadenopathy was seen at the axillary and cervical lymph nodes. [journals.lww.com]

In the 30–40% of the patient, there can be diffuse lymphadenopathy, frequently affecting axillary and cervical lymph nodes (43). [frontiersin.org]

The axillary lymphadenopathy worsened, and the lymph nodes further increased in size (Fig. 1B). [journals.lww.com]

Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma

The patient reported the clinic with a three week history of breathlessness, fever, diarrhoea, and axillary lymphadenopathy. [omicsonline.org]

A radiological diagnosis of pyomyositis with reactive lymphadenopathy was offered. [cancerjournal.net]

Case A 31-year-old Caucasian man presented to an outside hospital with a three week history of breathlessness, fever, diarrhoea, and axillary lymphadenopathy. [omicsonline.org]

T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

Our patient initially presented with axillary lymphadenopathy and the BM showed bilateral marrow involvement. [hindawi.com]

Hodgkin Lymphoma

In addition, the lesion was neither palpable nor painful, and there were no associated overlying skin findings nor axillary lymphadenopathy. [hindawi.com]

Patients with tumors arising from axillary lymph nodes or mediastinal lymphadenopathy with chest wall extension were excluded in the study. [annalsthoracicsurgery.org]

Less than 10% to 20% of patients present with lymphadenopathy limited to regions below the diaphragm. [cancernetwork.com]

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

[…] and inguinal lymphadenopathy, spleen, liver) B: no anemia, no thrombocytopenia, 3 or more lymphoid areas enlarged C: anemia or thrombocytopenia Reference : U.S. [pathologyoutlines.com]

Regression of axillary lymphadenopathy occurred within 1 month after infusion and was sustained. [doi.org]

People may be able to feel abnormally enlarged lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy) in the neck (axillary lymph nodes), armpit (cervical lymph nodes), or groin, but lymph nodes that [verywellhealth.com]

Tularemia

lymphadenopathy. [omicsonline.org]

lymphadenopathy ( Lübbert et al., 2009 ). [frontiersin.org]

Glandular tularemia (15% of cases) Tender lymphadenopathy – most commonly axillary, inguinal, or cervical- may suppurate Fever, malaise 3. [clinicaladvisor.com]

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

25 % Daytime nap 3+ times per week, 30 % Muscle weakness, 90 %+ Axillary lymph nodes 10 % Impaired concentration, 90 % Cold peripheries in moderate, severe and very severe [doi.org]

1 Symptoms and signs most frequently noted in those with CFS/ME Aching muscles, 90 %+, Pharyngitis, 25 % Non-Restorative sleep, 95 %+ Cervical tenderness with or without lymphadenopathy [doi.org]

Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

Histopathological analysis of the enlarged right axillary lymph node specimen was consistent with dermatopathic lymphadenopathy. [cyberleninka.org]

Chest and abdominal multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) revealed axillary lymphadenopathy up to 3.5 cm in diameter, while chest and retroperitoneal lymph nodes were not [cyberleninka.org]

Lymphoma

Lymphadenopathy commonly occurs in the cervical, axillary, and supraclavicular areas. Inguinal adenopathy is rare. Hepatomegaly may develop as the disease progresses. [web.archive.org]

[…] will almost invariably start in the upper body—typically the neck (cervical lymph nodes), chest (mediastinal lymph nodes), or armpits (axillary lymph nodes)—before progressing [verywellhealth.com]

The location of lymphadenopathy can also provide clues as to the type of lymphoma involved: With HL, which moves in a sequential fashion through the lymphatic system, lymphadenopathy [verywellhealth.com]

Invasive Ductal Carcinoma

Examination showed an ulcerating cutaneous mass over the left anterior chest wall, left axillary lymphadenopathy and tenderness over the spine. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

lymphadenopathy, courtesy of Dr. [pathologyoutlines.com]

[…] servers: Ductal carcinoma, Figure A Poorly differentiated ductal carcinoma Images hosted on Flickr: 47 year old woman with 3 x 2 cm painless retroareolar mass and ipsilateral axillary [pathologyoutlines.com]

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Homepage Rare diseases Search Search for a rare disease Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Disease definition Non-Hodgkin malignant lymphomas(NHL) is a heterogeneous group of malignant tumors of the lymphoid system. ORPHA:547 Synonym(s): NHL Prevalence: 1-5 / 10 000 Inheritance: - Age of onset: Adult ICD-10: - OMIM: 605027[…] [orpha.net]

Malignant Neoplasm of the Skin

You are here: Cancer information / Cancer types / Skin - non-melanoma / Signs and symptoms Non-melanoma skin cancer usually starts as an abnormal area or change on any part of the skin. How non-melanoma skin cancer looks often depends on the type of cancer. Other health conditions can also look like[…] [cancer.ca]

Cellulitis

2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 682.9 Cellulitis and abscess of unspecified sites 2015 Billable Thru Sept 30/2015 Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015 ICD-9-CM 682.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 682.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service[…] [icd9data.com]

Malignant Melanoma of the Skin

A mechanism that leads to resistance to certain targeted therapy drugs for melanoma has been discovered by researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla. The study was published in the online December issue of Cancer Discovery. While targeted biological therapy can improve survival for many melanoma[…] [web.archive.org]

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Type L1

We report a case of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with both acute myeloid leukemia 1 (AML1) amplification and 17q25 deletion. AML1 gene is located on 21q22 and encodes a transcription factor. AML1 amplification is a common finding in childhood ALL, and itis observed as an increase in gene copy number by[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

B-Cell Lymphoma

Australas J Dermatol. 2018 May;59(2):141-145. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12699. Epub 2017 Oct 4. Author information 1 Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China. 2 Department of Pathology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China. Abstract Immunoglobulin (Ig)G4 expression was[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma

Abstract Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is very rarely associated with neoplasia in childhood. However, we have observed AIHA in three children with Hodgkin's disease (HD) in the past 7 years. AIHA presented either prior to, simultaneously with, or years after the diagnosis of HD. Antibodies against erythrocytes[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Gaucher Disease

Summary Epidemiology The prevalence is approximately 1/100,000. The annual incidence of GD in the general population is about 1/60,000, but it can reach up to 1/1,000 in Ashkenazi Jewish populations. Clinical description The clinical manifestations of this disease are highly variable. GD type 1 (90% of cases) is the chronic[…] [orpha.net]

B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Abstract The configuration of the T-cell receptor (TCR) beta, gamma and delta chain genes was analyzed in 16 cases of B-lymphoid blastic crisis of chronic myeloid leukemia (BC-CML) for a better definition of the biological aspects of this cellular population, in comparison with the molecular features of B-precursor[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Impetigo

Impetigo is a bacterial infection that involves the superficial skin. The most common presentation is yellowish crusts on the face, arms, or legs. Less commonly there may be large blisters which affect the groin or armpits. The lesions may be painful or itchy. Fever is uncommon.It is typically due to either[…] [en.wikipedia.org]

De Quervain Thyroiditis

From Wikidata Jump to navigation Jump to search Human disease De Quervain's thyroiditis Giant-cell thyroiditis Granulomatous thyroiditis Subacute Granulomatous Thyroiditis Subacute Thyroiditis Subacute thyroiditis (disorder) DeQuervain Thyroiditis De Quervain Thyroiditis edit English subacute thyroiditis Human disease[…] [wikidata.org]