The overall structure of the lymph node is of multiple lobules surrounded by sinuses filled with lymph. All of this is enclosed within a capsule. Within the lymph nodes, in a specialized stroma ...

This process can be seen here in the sentinel lymph node (where metastasis begins to occur) whose structure is shown in red.

In cancer patients, visual identification of sentinel lymph nodes (LNs) is achieved by the injection of dyes that bind avidly to endogenous albumin, targeting these compounds to LNs, where they ...

Light shed on defense systems of human body: Sieve-like structure in lymph nodes Date: February 11, 2015 Source: Suomen Akatemia (Academy of Finland) Summary: Researchers have uncovered a sieve ...