July 17, 2012 — A thorough lymph node examination can enhance the detection of unexpected metastatic disease in patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but current practices are suboptimal, ...

The multidisciplinary Gastrointestinal Tumor Board at the Derrick L. Davis Forsyth Regional Cancer Center reviewed and recommended that a minimum of 12 lymph nodes be examined in all cases of colon ...

Axillary clearance has been used as part of surgery for breast cancer. Biopsy of lymph node tissue helps in the staging of breast cancer, providing prognostic information and identifying patients who ...

Swollen lymph nodes often indicate that the lymphatic system is actively fighting off an infection or illness by accumulating bacteria and dead cells. While swollen lymph nodes can result from ...

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of endoscopic axillary lymph node retrieval for breast cancer does not appear adequate for this procedure to be used without special arrangements for ...