If your lymph node is the size of a pea but soft it may be nothing. However, if the node is hard or seems to be growing, there could be an infection, virus, some inflammation or cancer brewing in the body. Lymphoma and leukemia are cancers of the blood that can't be cured and often lead to death.
A paraaortic prominent lymph node is a lymph node more noticable than the others and found near the aorta.
A sentinel lymph node is the first lymph node that drains a cancer. If a cancer has not spread to the first draining lymph node near a cancer, there is a high likelihood it has not spread elsewhere.
A lymph node in the neck might enlarge because an infection near the throat.
A sentinel lymph node is the first lymph node that drains a cancer. If a cancer has not spread to the first draining lymph node near a cancer, there is a high likelihood it has not spread elsewhere.
A lymph node.
It could be a swollen lymph node. A doctor should be able to identify whatever it is.
Possibly a swollen lymph node
I have one myself. Mine is a harmless, soft, fatty tumor called a lipoma. If your lump is hard and/or painful see a doctor.
The short answer is Yes///
A reactive lymph node is the same as an enlarged lymph node. Lymph nodes can become enlarged for a variety of reasons, most of which aren't serious. The ICD code for a reactive lymph node is 785.6.
The difference between incision and excision of lymph nodes is very simple. The incision of a lymph node is when the biopsy only takes part of the lymph node during surgery. The excision of the lymph node is when the whole lymph node is removed.
A new technique called sentinel lymph node mapping and biopsy often eliminates the need for removing some or all lymph nodes by testing the first lymph node for cancer.