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, ...

Cancer that starts in the lymph nodes is lymphoma. Cancer may also spread from other areas of the body to various lymph nodes, including the neck. Swollen lymph nodes are usually due to a cause other ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to Navidea Biopharmaceuticals' Lymphoseek (technetium 99m tilmanocept) injection for sentinel lymph node detection in ...

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) ...

Maggie O’Neill is a health writer and reporter based in New York who specializes in covering medical research and emerging wellness trends, with a focus on cancer and addiction. Prior to her time at ...

Your doctor needs to find out if lymph nodes in the neck contain cancer. It is important to know this to work out the stage of the cancer and plan treatment. Lymph nodes are often the first place ...

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals announced top-line results from interim analysis of its Phase 3 clinical trial, NEO3-06, of Lymphoseek (technetium 99m tilmanocept) injection in patients with head and neck ...