Rheumatoid lymphadenopathy.

Rheumatoid lymphadenopathy: a morphological and immunohistochemical study.

Sixteen lymph nodes from 14 patients with rheumatoid arthritis were examined immunohistochemically and morphometrically and compared with 10 control nodes showing follicular hyperplasia from patients without rheumatoid disease. Frozen material was available from nine patients and all controls. The nodes from patients with rheumatoid arthritis seemed to share characteristic features. The most st...

Lymphadenopathy.

Peripheral Lymphadenopathy: Approach and Diagnostic Tools

Peripheral lymph nodes, located deep in the subcutaneous tissue, clean antigens from the extracellular fluid. Generally, a normal sized lymph node is less than one cm in diameter. Peripheral lymphadenopathy (LAP) is frequently due to a local or systemic, benign, self-limited, infectious disease. However, it could be a manifestation of underlying malignancy. Seventy-five percent of all LAPs are ...

Extensive silicone lymphadenopathy after breast implant insertion mimicking malignant lymphadenopathy

Silicone implants are widely used in aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery. Silicone lymphadenopathy is a well-known rare complication of implant insertion. Silicone leakage from a rupture or silicone bleeding can accumulate in lymph nodes. Foreign body reactions in the affected lymph nodes may be misdiagnosed as metastasis or malignant lymphadeno pathy upon initial presentation if silico...

Peripheral lymphadenopathy in Nigeria.

A review was carried out on the histopathological diagnosis of peripheral lymph node biopsies processed and reported within a period of 18 years (1979-1996) in the Department of Pathology of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria. A total of 751 cases from 468 male and 283 female patients within the age range of 1 year to 80 years were reviewed. Non-neoplastic lesions made up 5...