Question 1

what could  be the differential diagnosis of post-auricular lymphadenopathy lasting for years? associated symptoms mucus production andd tonsillitis

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Several things: You have symptoms which could be serious and should see your physician.  He/she will listen to you, do a physical examinarion, run some tests, and let you know what's going on.

Question 2

what is a right internal mammary lymphadenopathy?

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Substernal node diss: In previous years when large malighancies 5 cm or greater were common in medial breast , internal mammary node dissection employed by Urban. Here costochodral junctions from T2-T4 were removed with medial rt. sternum, exposing internal mammary nodes  for removal This, without chemo did improve survival about 10%. if left, these nodes remained substernally eventually ulcerating sternum.i

Question 3

how do you distinguish reactive and malignant lymphadenopathy?

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Bipspy: and blood testing. A frozen section biopsy specimen will be diagnostic and blood testing will be helpful.

Question 4

how can lymphadenopathy  be differentiated on clinical grounds.common causes ?

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Some causes listed..: Lymphadenopathy is a term used to describe palpable lymph nodes. This usually means that the nodes are enlarged. They may or may not be pathological.
The common causes are infection especially throat infections and foot infections. Cancer can affect the nodes too. What helps us to determine the cause is the size of nodes, how many are enlarged and if they are painful or painless. Tell us more....

Question 5

what is lymphadenopathy in the head to neck?

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Large lymph nodes: Lymphadenopathy of the head and neck refers to enlargement of the lymph nodes in the head/neck. It can be one large one or multiple large ones. This needs to be evaluated to ensure it is not a concerning process.

Question 6

what is cervical lymphadenopathy?

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Lymph nodes in neck: All it refers to is lymph nodes in the neck.  Hope this helps.

Question 7

what causes lymphadenopathy?

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Many things: Infection is the largest issue but there is also sarcoid, lymphoma and a few other conditions.

Question 8

what does "inactive lymphadenopathy" means?

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Not sure: Enlarged ln are usually immunologically active, ie responding to injury or infection, or part of a lymphomatous process.

Question 9

what causes retroperotaneal lymphadenopathy?

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Inflammation, tumors: These are the most common causes of retroperitoneal  lymphadenopathy. Lymphomas, tumors of the intestinal tract, pancreas, kidneys are tumors that may do this. Inflammation and infections may also do this.

Question 10

is generalized lymphadenopathy normal in 14 year olds?

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No: If normal, we don't call it lymphadenopathy. The word means inflamed or enlarged lymph nodes, which means the doctor finds the lymph nodes are bigger, tender, have warmth over them, have redness over them, less mobile, etc...  In teens, a common cause is one of the many common infections people can catch. Lymphadenopathy is common in children and usually goes away after weeks or a few months.

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