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Lymph nodes are bean shaped organs, usually small in size with main function of fighting infection. They are located throughout the body including axilla, inguinal area and peritoneum or abdomen. Retroperitoneal or behind peritoneum- deep within abdomen. Thus retro peritoneal lymph nodes are nodes located deep within the belly (closer to the spine).
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∙ 9y agoLymph nodes are oval-shaped organs of the lymphatic system that are throughout the body. Sub centimeter retroperitoneal lymph nodes are lymph nodes smaller than 1 cm, inside the area known as the retrooeritoneum, that are most likely cancerous.
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What is a few scattered subcentimeter lymph nodes present?
means nothing
What is metabolically active lymph nodes?
No, looking for metabiolically active nodes in the mediastinum
Where are the mediastinal nodes?
The Mediastinal Nodes are lymph nodes located in the center of the chest. The Superior Mediastinal Nodes are adjacent to the Trachea and Esophagus. The Inferior Mediastinal Nodes lie between the lower lobes of the Lungs.
What is retroperitoneal adenopathy?
It's the swelling of the lymph nodes located outside or behind one of the the peritoneums. The parietal peritoneum is the portion that lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities. The visceral peritoneum covers the external surfaces of most abdominal organs, including the intestinal tract. Therefore, it's the swelling of the lymph nodes located around the abdominal area.
What structures filter lymph?
tiny vessels
What does there is extensive retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy with a periportal lymph node and the lymph nodes are not amenable for image guided sampling mean?
This is medical talk for a severe problem with the lymph nodes in the lower back. Periportal indicates that these lymph nodes are specifically those located near the portal vein near the liver. Not amenable for image guided sampling means that the patient must have extensive surgery to have a biopsy performed as imaging techniques will not be sufficient.
What are the small bean shaped organs that remove particles from lymph?
lymph-nodes
What filters harmful substances from lymph?
Lymph nodes
Which organ is part of the lymphatic system?
spleen, tonsils, lymph nodes, heart, thymus,
What filters out microorganisms and foreign material that have been engulfed by the lymphocytes?
Lymph Nodes
Lymph nodes that drain the head and the neck area?
Anterior and posterior cervical lymph nodes.
Are there lymph nodes in the jawline?
Yes there are, they are the submandibular lymph nodes
