The rising incidence of cancer worldwide has led to an increasing number of surgeries that involve the removal of lymph nodes ...

The rising incidence of cancer worldwide has led to an increasing number of surgeries that involve the removal of lymph nodes ...

Tumors, such as melanoma, release nanovesicles called exosomes (gray) that travel and lodge in the lymph nodes. There they corrupt the behavior of lymph cells. The lymphatic vessels (green) branch out ...

Lymph node metastasis occurs in "metastatic" lymph nodes, lymph nodes that have been infected by cancer from elsewhere in the body. A part of the immune system, lymph nodes are tiny ovals placed ...

The lymphatic system, made up of lymphoid tissues known as nodes and vessels, is part of the human immune system. It is involved in protecting the body against infection, by delivering immune cells, ...

Structure of a lymph node (IMAGE) Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO) Caption Structure of a lymph node whose endothelial cells (green) are capturing the nanovesicles called exosomes ...