does vulvar cancer often spread to the lymphatics?
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Yes. The vulvar region is rich in lymphatics. Metastasis to the inguinal lymph nodes may occur early on.
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I asked the same question because I just had one. They said yes because you can still get vaginal cancer and ovarian cancer.
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The American Cancer Society provides several pages on the causes and risks for developing vaginal cancer.\n\nThere are several types of vaginal cancer, so there isn't just one cause.\n\nOlder women tend to get a type of vaginal cancer called Squamous cell cancer.\n\nYounger women whose mothers took a miscarriage hormonal drug (Diethylstilbestrol) from 1940 to 1971 are at an increased risk to develop a type of vaginal cancer called Clear cell adenocarcinomas.  \n\nCertain types of HPV (Human papillomavirus) have been associated with the development of vaginal cancers. \n\nSmoking is also a risk factor to developing this type of cancer.\n\nAnd, AIDS, also has an association with vaginal cancer.\n\nAmerican Cancer Society: Vaginal Cancer \nWhat Is Vaginal Cancer? \n\nhttp://tinyurl.com/yexv9h
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I have seen cancer start with a small pimple like bump on the inside of the cheek.  If concerned seek advise from your doctor or denist.
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The only thing that might be of concern from what I have read, if true, is that the folds of skin have a higher degree of holding bacteria which increases the chance of infections and transmitting STD's.\n\nUsing a condem might help reduce spreading of STD's, but every 1 out 5 have defects and if not properly worn tend to roll off \nand therefore the spred of disease is still present.
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I think from what you're saying, you're talking about the labia minora or inner lips. Yes, they dangle in some women. My guess? It's perfectly normal, don't worry about it.\n\nHere's a link to a site that has pictures (drawings) of different vulvas. It's a good way to realize that all women are slightly different down there:\nhttp://www.bettydodson.com/subsex41genart.htm
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Hodgkin's disease, sometimes called Hodgkin's lymphoma, is a cancer that starts in lymphatic tissue. Lymphatic tissue includes the lymph nodes and related organs that are part of the body's immune and blood-forming systems. The lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped organs found underneath the skin in the neck, underarm, and groin. They are also found in many other places in the body such as inside the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. \n\nLymph nodes make and store infection-fighting white blood cells, called lymphocytes. They are connected throughout the body by lymph vessels (narrow tubes similar to blood vessels). These lymph vessels carry a colorless, watery fluid (lymphatic fluid) that contains lymphocytes. Eventually the lymphatic fluid is emptied into the blood vessels in the left upper chest. \n\nOther components of the lymphatic system include the spleen, the bone marrow, and the thymus. The spleen is an organ in the left side of the upper abdomen that is composed primarily of mature and immature lymphocytes. It removes old cells and other debris from the blood. The bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside the bones that creates new red and white blood cells including lymphocytes. The thymus is a small organ in the chest that is important in developing a special lymphocyte called a T cell. \n\nBecause lymphatic tissue is present in many parts of the body, Hodgkin's disease can start almost anywhere, but most often starts in lymph nodes in the upper part of the body. The most common sites are in the chest, neck, or under the arms. Hodgkin's disease enlarges the lymphatic tissue, which can then cause pressure on important structures. It can spread through the lymphatic vessels to other lymph nodes. This is the major way it spreads. Most Hodgkin's disease spreads to nearby lymph node sites in the body, not distant ones. It rarely gets into the blood vessels and can spread to almost any other site in the body, including the liver and lungs. \n\nLymph nodes enlarge for many reasaons. Although Hodgkin's disease is one cause, enlarged lymph nodes are more commonly a result of the body fighting an infection. Your doctor can help determine the cause. \n\nHodgkin's disease is a malignant lymphoma (cancer of lymphatic tissue). There are two kinds of lymphomas: Hodgkin's disease (named after Dr. Thomas Hodgkin who first recognized it in 1832) and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. For information on non-Hodgkin's lymphomas see the document "Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas". \n\nThe cancer cells in Hodgkin's disease are called Reed-Sternberg cells, after the two doctors who first described them in detail. Under a microscope they look different from cells of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas and other cancers. Most scientists now believe that Reed-Sternberg cells are a type of malignant B lymphocyte. Normal B lymphocytes are the cells that make antibodies that help fight infections. \n\nDoctors have given names to different types and subtypes of Hodgkin's disease. The two main types are classical Hodgkin's disease (which has several subtypes) and nodular predominant Hodgkin's disease. \n\n\nClassical Hodgkin's disease:\n\n\nLymphocyte predominance \nNodular sclerosis \nMixed cellularity \nLymphocyte depletion \nUnclassified. \nNodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin's disease\n\n\nAll of these types are malignant because as they grow, they may compress, invade, destroy normal tissue and spread to other tissues. There is no benign (noncancerous) form of Hodgkin's disease
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The lymphatic system removes excess fluids from body tissues, absorbs fatty acids, transports fat to the circulatory system, produces and transports white blood cells in immune responses. Lymph is actually the blood plasma that leaks from capillaries and has diffused into lymphatic organs for processing before returning to the circulatory system, which serves as the vehicle of white blood cells. Damage or interference in the function of lymphatic organs can result in bodily swelling. Since the organs are not functioning correctly, they are not absorbing the interstitial fluid that would become lymph when absorbed. Thus, the fluid just continues to collect in the body, causing it to swell. A similar phenomena occurs when there is a blockage in lymphatic veins. Problems such as these occur for a number of reasons, but the most common ones today are usually associated with certain types of cancer.
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no sweetheart hpv can only be spread through sexual contact ooral sex go to www.hpv.com or www.tell-someone.com so you can get more information
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Lung cancer can probably spread almost everywhere, but it tends to have a preference for spread to the liver and bone.  Cancer tends to spread through the blood and lymphatic system, so if the lung cancer does spread to the breast, it is likely to have spread to other places as well.\n\nWhat makes breast cancer a serious problem is not so much its effect on the breast but the fact that it can spread to other important organs and interfere with them (like the lungs, liver, or pancreas).
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Sounds like in the worst case senerio that the surgery and chemo did not get all of the cancer.  If the lymph node is enlarged, there may be cancer there.  But...\n\nthen again, there are numerous other reasons that a lymph node may be enlarged.  Talk to the oncologist and see if he is concerned about it and what is the plan.\n\nBy the way was the CEA elevated?
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unfortunatelly yes, it may spreda to the local lymph nodes.\nthe worst thyroid cancer is ehat is called (anaplastic cancer)\nthe others are fairly treatable.
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It's a lymphoma type cancer that affects the skin.  (cutaneous = skin).  Here's a site with info on it:\n\nhttp://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/Cancertype/Lymphomanon-Hodgkins/TypesofNHL/CutaneousTcell
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Hell no! I hope that you are not asking because you have them and expect someone to go down on you.  \n\nGenital Warts HPV\n\nWhat it is\nSymptoms\nLong Term Effects\nTreatment\nGenital Warts and Cervical Cancer\n  \n\n\nWhat it is\n\nGenital warts are small, often painless bumps in or round the vagina, penis, or anus.\n\n\n\n\nThey are caused by a virus (a kind of germ). It is called HPV (the human papilloma virus).\n\nYou get HPV by having sex with someone who has the virus.\n\nHPV is spread by having vaginal, anal, or oral sex.\n\nEven if the warts go away or are removed, the virus stays in your body and can be spread to others.\n\n\nTOP\n\nSymptoms\n\nSome people don't show signs even though the wart virus is in their skin. Others do have signs.\n\nPeople may see small bumps (warts) in or around the vagina, penis, or anus.\n\nThe bumps may grow in bunches or clusters.\n\nThey may itch.\n\n\nThe virus can be spread to others even when there are no signs.\n\nTOP\n\nLong Term Effects\n\nGenital warts can be treated but not cured. The treatment can help make you feel better and can help take away the warts. But you will always have the virus. Having the virus can cause these problems:\n\nYou can pass it to others.\n\nYou have a higher chance of getting HIV (the virus that causes AIDS).\n\n\nIf a pregnant woman has genital warts, she could have these problems:\n\n\n\nThe warts could grow and block the vagina.\n\nThe baby could get the virus.\n\nSome wart medicines are not safe for pregnant women to use.\n\n\nTOP\n\nTreatment\n\nThe treatment for genital warts is to have a health care provider remove them. There are also some new medicines that you can use at home.\n\n\n\n\nYou may need an exam of the cervix or penis called a colposcopy. Your clinician uses a magnifying glass with a bright light to see the warts.\n\nThe warts can be removed by freezing or burning. Most people need to have more than one visit to remove all the warts.\n\n\nTOP\n\nGenital Warts and Cervical Cancer\n\n\n\n\nIf a woman has the kind of HPV that causes genital warts, she may also have another kind of HPV that causes cervical cancer.\n\nAny woman who has had genital warts should have a Pap smear at least once a year to check for cervical cancer.\n\n\nPlease be safe.
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Not at all-  any type of cancer is not transmittable from one person to another.  Now, if you have some type of infection it is possible to infect your partner, but that is it.
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its not the cancer thats contagious...its a virus that can be passed thru sexually that can cause the cancer...check the facts before u start whinning
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As blood is sent through the capillaries, some of it is filtered through the epithelial wall into the interstitial spaces around the cells in tissues.  This fluid is slowly forced into small little vessels called lymph vessels.  Lymph is the best way of finding out if there are bacteria, virus (pathogens) or even allergens/antigens in the tissues.  The lymph eventually drains into lymph nodes which are major sites for immune system communication. As fluid enters, some is pushed out.  These lymph vessels continue to merge until they become a major lymph vessel that drains in the subclavian vein.  This merges with the vena cava and thus returned to blood circulation.