Examination of ticklish patients may be difficult. Strategies for examining ticklish patients have been reported in the fields of pediatric neurology (i.e., using the Chaddock maneuver in preference ...

HealthDay News — A novel triple-handed approach allows for examination of lymph-node basins without eliciting a ticklish response, according to a letter to the editor published in the March 10 issue ...

Total thyroidectomy in a 24-year-old female with histologically confirmed papillary thyroid carcinoma of the right lobe without neck dissection found adherence of the right thyroid lobe to the strap ...

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Navidea announced that it has submitted a Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the FDA seeking approval for Lymphoseek (technetium 99m tilmanocept) Injection for sentinel lymph node (SLN) ...

PET/MRI outperformed diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) for detecting lymph node metastases in the staging of head and neck cancer patients, according to a study presented November 25 at the ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: I have a question about lymph nodes. I have a 4 mm to 5 mm palpable lymph node in my neck. I have noticed it for four months. I saw my family doctor, who told me not to worry about ...

Lymph nodes are found throughout the body. The most common ones that can be felt are both in the front and back of the neck, under the armpits and in the groin. One can also find them around the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • I am a 72-year-old woman in good health, generally. Three months ago, I woke one morning with a very sore neck ...