II. Causes: Tender Regional Unilateral Lymphadenopathy
- Cat-Scratch Disease
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV, Mononucleosis)
- Humn ImmunodeficiencyVirus (HIV)
- Mycobacterium marinum (and other non-tuberculous Mycobacterium)
- Staphylococcus Aureus
- Toxoplasmosis
- Lymphoma
- Leukemia (children)
III. Causes: Right Supraclavicular Nodes
- Drainage Patterns
-
Lymphadenopathy Causes
- Lung Cancer
- Gastrointestinal cancer
- Cancer of the Retroperitoneum
IV. Causes: Left Supraclavicular Nodes
- Drainage Patterns
- Thorax
- Abdomen (Thoracic Duct drainage)
-
Lymphadenopathy Causes (See Virchow's Node)
- Lymphoma
- Cancer of the thorax
- Cancer of the Retroperitoneum
- Bacterial Infection
- Fungal infection
V. Causes: Infraclavicular Nodes
- Highly associated with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
VI. Causes: Axillary Nodes
- Drainage Patterns
- Arm
- Thoracic wall
- Breast
-
Lymphadenopathy due to Infection
- Miscellaneous infectious causes
- Cat Scratch Disease
- Silicone Breast Implants
- Brucellosis
- Melanoma
- Tularemia
- Sporotrichosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Syphilis
- Leprosy
- Leishmaniasis
- Lymphadenopathy due to Malignancy (esp. left axilla, "Irish Node")
VII. Causes: Epitrochlear Nodes (proximal to elbow medial epicondyle)
- Drainage Patterns
- Ulnar Forearm
- Ulnar hand
- Pinky and ring finger
-
Lymphadenopathy Causes
- Miscellaneous infectious causes
- Lymphoma
- Sarcoidosis
- Tularemia
- Secondary Syphilis
VIII. Causes: Inguinal Nodes
- Drainage Patterns
- Horizontal Group (along inguinal ligament, at midline thigh)
- Vertical Group (along upper great saphenous vein, at medial thigh)
-
Lymphadenopathy Causes
- Infections of the leg and foot
- Lymphoma
- Kaposi Sarcoma
- Pelvic malignancy
- Bubonic Plague
- Tuberculosis
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma (penis, vulva, anus)
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Non-Causes
- Testicular Cancer metastasizes to para-aortic nodes
IX. References
- Degowin (1987) Diagnostic Exam, Macmillan, p. 467
- Dornbland (1992) Adult Ambulatory Care, p. 662-7
- Lee (1999) Wintrobe's Hematology, p. 1826-30
- Wilson (1991) Harrison's Internal Medicine, p. 354-6
- Ferrer (1998) Am Fam Physician 58(6): 1313-2 [PubMed]
- Gaddey (2016) Am Fam Physician 94(11): 896-903 [PubMed]
- Habermann (2000) Mayo Clin Proc 75:728 [PubMed]
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| Definition (NCI) | A clinical finding indicating the enlargement of the lymph nodes in the axillary region. It may be caused by infections, systemic diseases, or cancer. |
| Concepts | Pathologic Function (T046) |
| SnomedCT | 127189005 |
| Dutch | oksellymfadenopathie, oksellymfeklieren vergroot, okseladenopathie |
| French | Ganglions lymphatiques axillaires hypertrophiés, Adénopathie axillaire, Lymphadénopathie axillaire |
| German | axillaere Adenopathie, axillaere Lymphknoten vergroessert, Lymphadenopathie axillaer |
| Italian | Adenopatia ascellare, Linfadenopatia ascellare, Linfonodi ascellari ingrossati |
| Portuguese | Gânglios linfáticos aumentados de volume, Adenopatia axilar, Linfadenopatia axilar |
| Spanish | Ganglios linfáticos axilares agrandados, Linfadenopatía axilar, Adenopatía axilar, linfadenopatía axilar (trastorno), linfadenopatía axilar |
| Japanese | 腋窩リンパ節腫大, 腋窩リンパ節症, 腋窩アデノパシー, ｴｷｶｱﾃﾞﾉﾊﾟｼｰ, ｴｷｶﾘﾝﾊﾟｾﾂｼｭﾀﾞｲ, ｴｷｶﾘﾝﾊﾟｾﾂｼｮｳ |
| English | axillary lymphadenopathy, axillary lymph nodes enlarged, Axillary lymphadenopathy, Axillary adenopathy, Axillary lymph nodes enlarged, enlarged axillary lymph node, enlarged axillary lymph node (physical finding), axillary adenopathy, Lymphadenopathy axillary, Enlargement of axillary lymph node, Axillary lymphadenopathy (disorder), Axillary Adenopathy, Axillary Lymphadenopathy |
| Czech | Axilární lymfadenopatie, Zvětšené axilární lymfatické uzliny |
| Hungarian | Axillaris nyirokcsomók megnagyobbodottak, Axillaris adenopathia, Lymphadenopathia axillaris |
Ontology: Inguinal lymphadenopathy (C0578736)
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| SnomedCT | 127199000 |
| Dutch | lieslymfadenopathie |
| French | Lymphadénopathie inguinale |
| German | Lymphadenopathie inguinal |
| Italian | Linfadenopatia inguinale |
| Portuguese | Linfadenopatia inguinal |
| Spanish | Linfadenopatía inguinal, linfadenopatía inguinal (trastorno), linfadenopatía inguinal |
| Japanese | 鼡径部リンパ節症, ｿｹｲﾌﾞﾘﾝﾊﾟｾﾂｼｮｳ |
| English | inguinal lymphadenopathy, inguinal lymph nodes enlarged, Lymphadenopathy inguinal, enlarged inguinal lymph node (physical finding), enlarged inguinal lymph node, Groin lymphadenopathy, inguinal lymph node enlargement, Enlargement of inguinal lymph node, Inguinal lymphadenopathy, Inguinal lymphadenopathy (disorder) |
| Czech | Inguinální lymfadenopatie |
| Hungarian | Inguinalis lymphadenopathia |
Ontology: Epitrochlear lymphadenopathy (C0578738)
| Concepts | Sign or Symptom (T184) |
| SnomedCT | 127197003 |
| English | Epitrochlear lymphadenopathy, Epitrochlear lymphadenopathy (disorder) |
| Spanish | linfadenopatía epitroclear (trastorno), linfadenopatía epitroclear |
