While Assessing a Patient's Lymph Nodes, the Nurse Suspects That

While assessing a patient's lymph nodes, the nurse suspects that the patient has a malignancy. What did the nurse assess to make this clinical decision?

A) painful nodes in the neck
B) lymph nodes adhering to the chest wall
C) rubbery lymph nodes in the femoral region
D) hard, nodular lymph nodes in the axillary region
E) warm lymph nodes along the upper chest