States of Matter: Facts. Matter is all around us. Matter is the air you are breathing. Matter is the computer you are reading from now. Matter is the stuff you touch and see. And it is more. Matter is defined as anything that has mass and takes up space.
The high specificity at 10 and 11 mmindicates that lymph nodes of this size are almostalways metastatic in this level.A study of level II lymph nodes shows that for thewhole population a minimum diameter of 8 mm givesa relatively high sensitivity and specificity of 81% and80%, respectively.
After the cause of the enlarged lymph nodes is diagnosed, there may be a few home treatments that will help reduce some of the discomfort associated with the swelling of the lymph nodes. A warm compress, such as a heating pad, applied to the affected area for 15 or 20 minutes at a time, several times per day, may help to reduce pain and swelling.