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Lymph Nodes why take them out!
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 28 8:54am | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
Yes, lymph nodes are organs; specifically, they are secondary lymphoid organs that are part of the lymphatic system, a network of vessels and organs that filters lymph fluid, traps bacteria, and activates the immune system to fight off infection.
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@jeffmarc
Interesting, when I was studying biology and human and animal anatomy and physiology they definitely did not have designation of an "organ". They are not even separate entities but part of a lymphatic system - just enlarged vesicles of the lymphatic ducts. That way appendix could be an "organ" too. But maybe there is difference in translation or methodology of anatomical classification between texts.