Less common causes of swollen lymph nodes include: metastatic cancer, which is cancer that has spread from its original location to the lymph nodes lymphoma, which is cancer of the lymph nodes ...

A lymph node biopsy is when a doctor checks and removes a small piece of tissue or sample of cells from one of your lymph nodes. The doctor sends this to the laboratory and a specialist doctor called ...

Lymph nodes are small organs that are distributed throughout the body and drain lymph fluid from the tissues. Immune cells reside in lymph nodes and survey the lymph for signs of infection.