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| <ref name="pmid22750769">{{cite journal |vauthors=Garg PK, Jain BK, Dubey IB, Sharma AK |title=Generalized lymphadenopathy: physical examination revisited |journal=Ann Saudi Med |volume=33 |issue=3 |pages=298–300 |date=2013 |pmid=22750769 |pmc=6078537 |doi=10.5144/0256-4947.2012.01.7.1525 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid24753638">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mohseni S, Shojaiefard A, Khorgami Z, Alinejad S, Ghorbani A, Ghafouri A |title=Peripheral lymphadenopathy: approach and diagnostic tools |journal=Iran J Med Sci |volume=39 |issue=2 Suppl |pages=158–70 |date=March 2014 |pmid=24753638 |pmc=3993046 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid12484692">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bazemore AW, Smucker DR |title=Lymphadenopathy and malignancy |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=66 |issue=11 |pages=2103–10 |date=December 2002 |pmid=12484692 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid10549745">{{cite journal |vauthors=Soldes OS, Younger JG, Hirschl RB |title=Predictors of malignancy in childhood peripheral lymphadenopathy |journal=J. Pediatr. Surg. |volume=34 |issue=10 |pages=1447–52 |date=October 1999 |pmid=10549745 |doi=10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90101-x |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid10189390">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ghirardelli ML, Jemos V, Gobbi PG |title=Diagnostic approach to lymph node enlargement |journal=Haematologica |volume=84 |issue=3 |pages=242–7 |date=March 1999 |pmid=10189390 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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| {{familytree/start |summary=Management of lymphadenopathy}}
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| {{familytree | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Z01 | | | | | | | |Z01='''History'''<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div style="float: left; text-align: left; width: 20em; padding:1em;"><br><div style="float: left; text-align: left; width: 20em; padding:1em;">
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| :❑[[Patient]] [[age]] (specific demographic characteristics ([[age]]) of certain [[malignancy|malignancies]])<br>
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| :❑ Duration of [[lymphadenopathy]] (<2 weeks or >1 year without an increase in size has low malignant potential)<br>
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| :❑ Past medical history of underlying disease, suggestive of [[immunodeficiency]], or recurrent [[infections]]<br>
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| :❑ Sexual history suggestive of infection transmission<br>
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| :❑ Family history of certain malignant disorders ([[breast cancer]], or [[melanoma]])<br>
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| :❑ Exposure to communicable [[infectious disease]]s/ travel to high-risk areas<br>
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| :❑ Environmental exposure such as [[ultraviolet radiation|UV]] (skin cancer risk)/ animals/ occupational exposure <br>
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| :❑ Social history such as tobacco use, alcohol use (head and neck cancers risk)<br>
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| :❑ Associated symptoms such as [[pain]], [[fever]], [[weight loss]], [[anorexia]], [[cough]], or recurrent [[UTI]]s}}
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| {{familytree | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M01 | | | | | | | M01='''[[Physical exam]]'''<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div style="float: left; text-align: left; width: 20em; padding:1em;"><br>'''Appearance of the [[patient]]'''<br>[[Cachexia]] or surgical scar marks demonstrating previous malignancy treatment<br>
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| ❑ [[Vital signs]]<br>
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| :❑ [[Temperature]]: High-grade / low-grade fever may demonstrate [[infection]]. <br>
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| :❑ [[Heart rate]]: [[Tachycardia]] with regular pulse may demonstrate [[infection]]. <br>
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| :❑ [[Respiratory rate]]: [[Tachypnea]] may demonstrate [[respiratory system]] involvement ([[infection]]\ [[metastasis]]).<br>
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| :❑ [[Blood pressure]]: [[Chronic hypertension]] or [[hypotension]] (may indicate [[sepsis]] as a complication).<br>
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| :❑ [[Oxygen saturation]]: may be low if the [[respiratory system]] is affected.<br>
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| ❑ HEENT<br>
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| ❑ [[Cardiovascular examination]]<br>
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| ❑ [[Respiratory examination]]<br>
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| ❑ [[Gastrointestinal system]] exam includes [[oral examination]], [[abdominal examination]], and [[digital rectal exam]]. <br>
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| :❑ [[Splenomegaly]]) may demonstrate [[infectious mononucleosis|IM]], [[Hodgkin's lymphoma|hodgkin's]]/ [[non-Hodgkin's lymphoma]], and [[sarcoidosis]]}}<br>
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| ❑ [[Limb (anatomy)|Extremities]] exam<br>
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| ❑ Skin exam: Evaluate for the lesions that indicate [[malignancy]] such as [[melanoma]]/ potential inoculation sites for germ such as traumatic lesions.}}
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| {{familytree | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N01 | | | | | | | N01='''Palpable [[lymph node]]'''<div style="float: left; text-align: left; width: 20em; padding:1em;"><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><br>
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| ❑ Location: (Localized vs generalized)<br>
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| :❑ For nodes involving several groups of nodes; suspect malignancy.<br>
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| :❑ An enlarged node in a lymphatic rich region; suspect local disease.<br>
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| :❑ Associated red streaking, suspect [[lymphangitis]].<br>
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| :❑ Left [[supraclavicular lymph nodes|supraclavicular L.N]] ([[Virchow's nodes]]); suspect [[gastric carcinoma]]<br>
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| :❑ Right [[supraclavicular lymph nodes|supraclavicular L.N]], suspect intra-thoracic carcinoma<br>
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| ❑ Dimensions <br>
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| The aforementioned dimensions are abnormal for a palpable [[lymph node]] but do not lead to the suspician of a [[neoplasm]].
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| :❑ [[Supraclavicular lymph nodes|supraclavicular]], [[iliac lymph nodes|iliac]], [[epitrochlear lymph nodes|epitrochlear]], and [[popliteal lymph nodes]] >0.5cm <br>
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| :❑ [[Inguinal nodes]] > 1.5 cm <br>
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| :❑ Other area [[lymph nodes]] >1 cm <br>
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| ❑ Tenderness or pain: <br>
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| :❑ Suspect [[infection]]. <br>
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| :❑ A [[neoplastic]] node may also demonstrate [[pain]] due to [[hemorrhage]] associated with central necrosis or a brisk growing tumor.<br>
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| ❑ Consistency <br>
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| :❑ Hard on palpation; suspect [[chronic inflammation]]<br>
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| :❑ consistent- acute inflammation<br>
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| :❑ Stony-hard and painless nodes-metastatic cancer/ [[granuloma]] <br>
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| :❑ Firm and rubbery nodes- lymphoma<br>
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| :❑ Matted [[lymph nodes|L.N]] suspect [[mycobacterium]] / [[sarcoidosis]]/ [[lymphoma]] / [[metastatic carcinoma]])<br>
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| ❑ Mobility<br>
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| :❑ Freely movable; suspect [[infections]] and [[collagen vascular disease]]<br>
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| :❑ Fixed [[Lymph node|L.N]] to surrounding tissue; suspect [[malignancy]]}}.
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| Do's
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| [[Patients]] with [[immunodeficiency]] should have a wide differential diagnosis considering[[non-Hodgkin's lymphoma]] and [[Kaposi’s sarcoma]].<ref name="pmid12484692">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bazemore AW, Smucker DR |title=Lymphadenopathy and malignancy |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=66 |issue=11 |pages=2103–10 |date=December 2002 |pmid=12484692 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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| Dont's
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| *Physical examination should not be missed as a finding may change the course of differential diagnosis. Missing the physical exam may lead to unnecessary investigations and unnecessary delays.<ref name="pmid22750769">{{cite journal |vauthors=Garg PK, Jain BK, Dubey IB, Sharma AK |title=Generalized lymphadenopathy: physical examination revisited |journal=Ann Saudi Med |volume=33 |issue=3 |pages=298–300 |date=2013 |pmid=22750769 |pmc=6078537 |doi=10.5144/0256-4947.2012.01.7.1525 |url=}}</ref>
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| *Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAC) or excisional biopsy is the gold standard for tissue diagnosis and evaluation for LAD.<ref name="pmid24753638">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mohseni S, Shojaiefard A, Khorgami Z, Alinejad S, Ghorbani A, Ghafouri A |title=Peripheral lymphadenopathy: approach and diagnostic tools |journal=Iran J Med Sci |volume=39 |issue=2 Suppl |pages=158–70 |date=March 2014 |pmid=24753638 |pmc=3993046 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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| Lymphadenopathy involving [[supraclavicular lymph nodes|supraclavicular L.N]] poses the highest risk of [[malignancy]] (90% among patients >40 years of age) and 25% among < 40 years old. <ref name="pmid3049914">{{cite journal |vauthors=Fijten GH, Blijham GH |title=Unexplained lymphadenopathy in family practice. An evaluation of the probability of malignant causes and the effectiveness of physicians' workup |journal=J Fam Pract |volume=27 |issue=4 |pages=373–6 |date=October 1988 |pmid=3049914 |doi=10.1080/09503158808416945 |url=}}</ref>
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