How to Use lymph node in a Sentence

lymph node

noun
  • Now the cancer is in his lungs, lymph nodes, and bones.
    Edward Fitzpatrick, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2019
  • Scans showed the cancer had spread to his lungs, bones, lymph nodes and brain.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The infection also causes swelling of the lymph nodes at the back of the neck.
    Carey Baraka, Quartz Africa, 26 Apr. 2020
  • In stage 4, the tumors have spread to the lymph nodes, organ or other parts of the body.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2023
  • In most cases, there is a painful swelling of the lymph node in the groin, armpit or neck areas.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The women all had tumors that had not spread to their lymph nodes.
    Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2019
  • The team says the cancer is in a lymph node and was detected from a self-care check.
    Jill Martin, CNN, 21 Aug. 2020
  • The swollen lymph node could lead to a scare even if it isn’t detected at touch.
    Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Once the cancer has spread, swelling can be found under the armpit, in lymph nodes, or around the collar bone.
    Melissa Matthews, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
  • This means that cancer has spread to lymph nodes on the same side of the lung as the primary tumor.
    Lynne Eldridge, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The cancer was considered late stage and had moved to his lymph nodes.
    Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Brown said its stomach was empty and lymph nodes were swollen.
    oregonlive, 8 Feb. 2020
  • There, deep in the patient’s left underarm, was an enlarged lymph node — about the size of a lime.
    New York Times, 16 Feb. 2022
  • There, hordes of immune cells fight over the vaccine’s bits, and the fittest and fiercest among them are selected to leave the lymph node and fight.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The first sign of lymphoma is often a swollen lymph node in the armpit, groin, or neck, MedlinePlus says.
    Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 20 Oct. 2020
  • In stage 3, the tumors have spread to the lymph nodes or a lymph vessel between the original tumor and the nodes.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2023
  • When this type of cancer begins, white blood cells grow out of control and cause swollen lymph nodes and growths all across the body.
    Amy Scharf, Scientific American, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Blood circulates through the lymph system, where lymph nodes and lymph organs like the spleen help make T-cells.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 10 May 2023
  • Symptoms can include a rash, swollen lymph nodes and joint or muscle pain.
    CBS News, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Stage 1a or 2a, because the cancer was above the diaphragm and limited to one or two lymph nodes.
    Alyson Pomerantz, Longreads, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Navratilova’s sore lump proved to be a cancerous lymph node.
    Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
  • The objects seen here are lymph nodes—organs where immune cells learn how to respond to health threats.
    Popular Science, 17 Mar. 2020
  • The cancer had also metastasized to a lymph node in her armpit and her sternum.
    Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The doctor took out 43 lymph nodes during Thompson’s surgery.
    The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2023
  • But a nagging sinus infection during the spring of 2016 led to a swollen lymph node.
    al, 9 Apr. 2020
  • The 70-year-old whose real name is Edward Mahoney learned that the disease had spread to his liver and lymph nodes.
    CBS News, 24 Aug. 2019
  • However, fever and lymph node swelling may not always be present.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Those who have more advanced anal cancer might notice swollen lymph nodes in their groin.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 28 Sep. 2018
  • Plus, some people will also get flu-like symptoms, such as tiredness, aches, and swollen glands and lymph nodes in the pelvic area and neck.
    Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 11 Dec. 2018
  • The surgeon may also remove the lymph nodes that drain the tumor, known as a sentinel lymph node biopsy.
    Jenny McCoy, Health.com, 10 Feb. 2022

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