4---3 Enlargement Of Lymph Nodes Flashcards
Should reveal the setting in wc lymphadenopathy is occuring
Medical history
T or f? Soft flar submandibular nodes <1cm are often palpable
T
Indicated in patients e cervical lymphadenopathy and hx of tobacco use
Complete ent exam
Localized or regional lymphadenopathy implies
Single anatomic area
Generalized lymphadenopathy defined as
3 or more lymph nodes
Generalized lymphadenopathy frequently associated w?
Non malignant disorders such as im, ebv,cmv
Reflects infection of scalp
Occipital adenopathy
Preauricular adenopathy accompanies
Conjunctival and cat scratch dse
Most frequent site of regional lymphadenopathy
Neck
Enlargement of these nodes is always abnormal
Supraclavicular and scalene
Scalene and supracla nodes drain what?
Lung and retroperitoneal
Enlarged left supraclavicular node
Virhows node
Non neoplastic causes of supraclav enlargement
Tb
Sarcoidosis
Toxoplasmosis
Ipsilateral upper extrem injuries or infections
Axillary lymphadeno
Stds may show what lymphadenopathy
Inguinal
Node siZe of 2.25cm2 signifies what?
Malignant cause
______ sec to an inflammatory process
Tenderness
Nodes tend tl be large discrete symmetric rubbery firm mobile non tender
Lymphoma
Coexistence of slenomegaly implies whag?
Systemic illness
___ can provide useful data for dx of acute or chronic leukemia
CBC
If sle is supected what is warranted?
Anti nuclear
Anti dna antibody
If no mucosal lesion is detected,____ should be performed
Excisional biopsy of lymph node
If benign cause for lymphadenopathy what px must do?
Follow up at 2-4 week interval
By enlargr lymphoid tissue in waldeyers ring seen in IM
Pharyngeal obstruction