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.
Lymphadenitis is the inflammation or enlargement of a lymph node. Lymph nodes are small, ovoid nodules normally ranging in size from a few millimeters to 2 cm. They are distributed in clusters along the course of lymphatic vessels located throughout the body.