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Table 2 The parenchymal architecture of malignant and benign lymphadenopathy

From: Lymph nodes in the head and neck cancer: would diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging solve the diagnostic dilemma?

Parenchymal architecture

Malignant

Benign

Nodes exhibited

Homogenous

25 (83.33%)

10 (100%)

Heterogeneous

5 (16.67%)

0 (0%)

Lymph node groups affection

Multiple

23 (76.67%)

7 (70%)

Single

7 (23.33%)

3 (30%)

Nodes degeneration

Exhibited internal degeneration with breaking down

12 (40%)

2 (20%)

No degeneration or breaking down

18 (60%)

8 (8%)