Preferred Label : lymphadenopathy;
RADLEX synonyms : adenopathy; lymph node enlargement;
Definition : Diseases of lymph or lymph vessels. [MeSH] Pathology.—By common usage, the term lymphadenopathy
is usually restricted to enlargement, due to any cause, of the lymph nodes. Synonyms
include lymph node enlargement (preferred) and adenopathy. CT scans.—There is a wide
range in the size of normal lymph nodes. Mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes range in
size from sub-CT resolution to 12 mm. Somewhat arbitrary thresholds for the upper
limit of normal of 1 cm in short-axis diameter for mediastinal nodes (79) and 3 mm
for most hilar nodes (80) have been reported, but size criteria do not allow reliable
differentiation between healthy and diseased lymph nodes (Fig 36). [Fleischner Society]
BI-RADS MRI: Enlarged, rounded lymph nodes with loss of fatty hila.;
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0024228;
Source : Fleischner Society, BI-RADS 4;
Origin ID : RID3798;
Associated condition of
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Diseases of lymph or lymph vessels. [MeSH] Pathology.—By common usage, the term lymphadenopathy
is usually restricted to enlargement, due to any cause, of the lymph nodes. Synonyms
include lymph node enlargement (preferred) and adenopathy. CT scans.—There is a wide
range in the size of normal lymph nodes. Mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes range in
size from sub-CT resolution to 12 mm. Somewhat arbitrary thresholds for the upper
limit of normal of 1 cm in short-axis diameter for mediastinal nodes (79) and 3 mm
for most hilar nodes (80) have been reported, but size criteria do not allow reliable
differentiation between healthy and diseased lymph nodes (Fig 36). [Fleischner Society]
BI-RADS MRI: Enlarged, rounded lymph nodes with loss of fatty hila.
