Hi doctor. The doctor told me to do a biopsy of the lymph nodes in the neck, can the test detect hepatitis B. Doctor please help me. Thank you doctor.

Swollen lymph nodes in the neck can be caused by many reasons, including metastatic cancer. Therefore, in some cases where lymph nodes are found in the neck but the diagnosis is unclear, a biopsy of the neck lymph nodes is performed to clarify the diagnosis.

Lymph node tuberculosis or peripheral lymph node tuberculosis is a common extrapulmonary tuberculosis in our country. Lymph node tuberculosis can occur at any age. The disease needs to be differentiated from a number of other diseases, so it is quite difficult to diagnose.

After performing the lymph node procedure but there is still not enough data to diagnose the disease, the doctor needs to do more lymph node biopsy. This is an invasive procedure performed by a doctor in a hospital's sterile room.

A lymph node biopsy is a procedure that helps check for signs or shows how advanced certain diseases, such as cancer, are. Your doctor will remove a small piece of lymph node and send it to a lab to look at under a microscope.

Malignant lymphoma (lymphoma) is a form of blood cancer with malignant proliferation of local or systemic lymphatic system malignancies, mainly involving lymph nodes and spleen. , liver and bone marrow.

Lymph node biopsy in children is performed in most cases of children with swollen lymph nodes to determine signs of infection or cancer. So what should be noted when performing a lymph node biopsy in children to ensure the child's health?