Axillary Lymphadenopathy Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

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]

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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]

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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]

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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

We report a rare case of non-Hodgkin lymphoma presented as an ileocecal mass. The patient was a 77-year-old man with history of symptoms of partial bowel obstruction, intermittent right iliac fossa pain, loss of weight, vomiting and fatigue. Clinical signs included moderate abdominal tenderness with a palpable mass in[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Whitlow

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]

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Skin Cancer

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]

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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]

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Cellulitis

Dissecting cellulitis (also called perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens) manifests with perifollicular pustules, nodules, abscesses and sinuses that evolve into scarring alopecia. It predominantly occurs in African American men between 20-40 years of age, but can occasionally affect other races and women too.[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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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]

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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]

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Malignant Melanoma

Malignant melanoma is a tumor arising from melanocytes. Immune System There are studies that have found chances of melanoma in immune-suppressed patients are almost 6 times than the general population. This weakening of the immune-system increases the chances of developing melanoma. Skin Patients with melanoma[…] [symptoma.com]

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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]

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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]

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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]

Binet staging system takes into consideration five potential sites of involvement: cervical, axillary, and inguinal lymphadenopathy (each area counts as one either unilateral [intechopen.com]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

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

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Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma

Hodgkin's disease, also known as Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of malignant lymphoma, representing approximately 7 percent of childhood cancers. It is seldom found in infants, but more frequent in the 15- to 19-year-old group. The malignant clone, the Reed-Sternberg cell confers unique behavior to this type of[…] [symptoma.com]

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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]

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B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Blood. 1995 Jul 15;86(2):692-702. Author information 1 Central Laboratory, Netherlands Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Amsterdam. Abstract Crosslineage T-cell receptor delta (TCR delta) rearrangements are widely used as tumor markers for the follow up of minimal residual disease in childhood B-precursor acute[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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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]

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Impetigo

Impetigo is considered as a benign and highly contagious skin infection affecting the epidermis appearing everywhere on the body. Usually it occurs in exposed areas like the nose, mouth, arms, and legs. Characteristic yellow crusted lesions which are most commonly found on the face, typically there are also scattered[…] [symptoma.com]

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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]

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De Quervain Thyroiditis

Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis is an uncommon disease that occurs most often in women in their second to fifth decades of life. This disease usually presents with thyroid tenderness, a low grade fever, and occasional dysphagia. The disease resolves spontaneously, usually without thyroid function abnormalities.[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease

We describe a rare case of intramammary and axillary lymphadenopathy caused by Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We describe a case which presented with thrombocytopenia and axillary lymphadenopathy in addition to the usual features. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Axillary lymphadenopathy and neurologic involvement are rare in KFD. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Inguinal Lymphadenopathy

[…] followed by axillary lymphadenopathy and very rarely inguinal lymphadenopathy. [bhj.org.in]

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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. [cancertherapyadvisor.com]

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Aggressive Systemic Mastocytosis

Aggressive systemic mastocytosis (ASM) is a rare form of systemic mastocytosis. Affected individuals may present with symptoms due to organopathies caused by mast cell infiltration, bone marrow failure and subsequent cytopenias, and symptoms of mast cell activation - clinical presentations are heterogeneous.[…] [symptoma.com]

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