Routinely removing lymph nodes in the neck of patients with thyroid cancer may help prevent the disease from recurring, according to a new study (Surgery, December 2011, Vol. 150:6, pp. 1048-1057).

Her surgeon, John R. Sims, said in a statement that Huckabee Sanders "is currently recovering from surgery in which we removed her thyroid gland and some of the surrounding lymph nodes in her neck.

They chose to design a trial for patients with head and neck cancers because of the high number of lymph nodes in those areas. The trial enrolled 12 patients whose tumors hadn't yet metastasized ...

If you’re dealing with an illness and have swollen lymph nodes, they should return to normal size as you recover. In general, a lump that goes away within 1 to 2 weeks is not a serious problem.

They chose to design a trial for patients with head and neck cancers because of the high number of lymph nodes in those areas. The trial enrolled 12 patients whose tumors hadn't yet metastasized ...

"Nodal stages inform whether head and neck cancer patients, for example, are treated with surgery, chemotherapy or radiation, or all three," Zumsteg said. "It is a major factor that guides ...

Her surgeon, John R. Sims, said in a statement Friday that Sanders “is currently recovering from surgery in which we removed her thyroid gland and some of the surrounding lymph nodes in her neck.

Her surgeon, John R. Sims, said in a statement that Huckabee Sanders “is currently recovering from surgery in which we removed her thyroid gland and some of the surrounding lymph nodes in her neck.