What Does an Enlarged Epitrochlear Lymph Node Mean
Epitrochlear. Epitrochlear Lymphadenopathy (Nodes Greater Than 5 Mm) Is Pathologic and Usually Suggestive of Lymphoma or Melanoma. 2,3 Other Causes Include...
EPITROCHLEAR. Epitrochlear lymphadenopathy (nodes greater than 5 mm) is pathologic and usually suggestive of lymphoma or melanoma. 2,3 Other causes include infections of the upper extremity, sarcoidosis, and secondary syphilis.
What causes swollen lymph nodes in the elbow?
The masses of the elbow region can be of nodal or extranodal origin. Nodal masses are acute lymphadenitis (cutaneous infections, cat scratch disease), tubercular lymphadenitis, sarcoidosis-related lenfadenitis, lymphadenitis due to foreign bodies or IV drug abuse, lymphomas, and metastatic lymphadenopathies.
What does the Epitrochlear lymph node do?
The epitrochlear nodes are located in the subcutaneous connective tissue on the medial aspect of the elbow, about 4–5 cm above the humeral epitrochlea. As a general rule, the epitrochlear station drains the lymph from the last two or three fingers and from the medial aspect of the hand itself.
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