When this system is reactive it means that the system is working to fight infection. When the body has foreigners attack its cells the lymph system is a line of defense that begins to combat the infection by producing cells to fights the underlying infection. The sort of infection and its severity can be determing by examination of the accompanying symptoms.
Generally, when someone describes lymph nodes as "reactive", they mean that the lymph node abnormality / enlargement is caused by a benign condition (such as an irritant or infection or inflammation) and not a malignancy. It is not always possible to determine to what a node is "reacting", but use of the wording "reactive" generally connotes a benign / non-malignant process.
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.
Lymph nodes act as a drainage system. Depending in which part of the body inflamed lymph nodes can mean infection
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Reactive adenopathy refers to enlarged lymph nodes that are responding to an infection, inflammation, or other immune system stimulus. This reaction typically causes the lymph nodes to become swollen, tender, and firm. It is a normal and common immune response to various health conditions.
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Anterior and posterior cervical lymph nodes.
I have periarotic nodes present on my ct scan. does that mean u have cancer