This system includes the bone marrow, spleen, thymus, and lymph nodes and a network of thin tubes that carry lymph and white blood cells. These tubes branch, like blood vessels, into all the tissues of the body. A condition in which excess fluid collects in tissue and causes swelling. It may occur in the arm or leg after lymph vessels or lymph nodes in the underarm or groin are removed or treated with radiation. A type of white blood cell that has a number of roles in the immune system.
Some lymphocytes act as tumor-killing cells.
Other lymphocytes produce antibodies or other substances that fight cancer, infection, and other diseases. Referring to lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. An x-ray study of lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels made visible by the injection of a special dye. Referring to lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. Also refers to tissue in which lymphocytes develop.