2-Photon microscope image of the germinal centre inside a lymph node, showing B cells (green) moving around and tingible body macrophages (red) evenly dispersed to grab the dead and dying cells ...

2-Photon microscope image of the germinal center inside a lymph node, showing B cells (green) moving around and a tingible body macrophage (red) grabbing the dead and dying B cells. Credit: Garvan For ...

During an antibody response, sites of massive cell death arise in the germinal centers of lymph nodes. One of the macrophage cell types, tingible body macrophages (TBMs), help with apoptotic cell ...

Lymph node metastasis occurs in "metastatic" lymph nodes, lymph nodes that contain cancer cells that have spread from elsewhere in the body. A part of the immune system, lymph nodes are tiny ...

Lymph node dissections, or lymphadenectomies, are surgical procedures that play an important role in cancer treatments. A healthcare professional will remove the lymph nodes and check a tissue sample ...