A swollen lymph node can be a bit like your body’s version of a red flag: When one of these bean-shaped clusters of immune ...

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One of the lymph nodes on the right side of my neck has been enlarged for the last two to three months. It is about the size of a small pea and feels fairly firm to the touch. I've no other ...

However, very occasionally, swollen lymph nodes can be a sign of inflammation deeper inside the body, or more rarely, a sign of cancer, but in this case they are usually much larger than a pea.