Cervical (in the neck) lymph nodes normally are up to 1 cm (in fact, in one large study, no person with a lymph node smaller than 1 cm had cancer). Tender nodes are less likely to be cancer.

Girl presents with neck pain, underlying lymph node An 8-year-old girl was seen for right-sided neck pain and an underlying lymph node measuring 2.5 cm with surrounding inflammatory swelling.

You have more than 300 lymph nodes in your head and neck. Cancer can either start in these lymph nodes or spread there from other body parts. Symptoms include swelling, fever, and night sweats.

For example, a person with a swollen lymph node in the neck might have a tooth abscess or strep throat. Mediastinal lymphadenopathy is the medical term for swollen lymph nodes in the chest.

Swollen lymph nodes in the neck, or cervical lymphadenopathy, can occur in the front or back areas of the neck. James Heilman, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons ...

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