Lymph node assessment remains pivotal to the accurate staging and effective management of colorectal cancer. Surgical resection with systematic lymphadenectomy determines nodal status, which guides ...

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 ...

ULTRASOUND achieved diagnostic accuracy comparable to PET/CT and diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) for preoperative pelvic ...

WASHINGTON -- Extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND) after radical prostatectomy failed to improve survival in intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer over standard lymphadenectomy, ...

Women with breast cancer who have breast cancer cells in one or more lymph nodes have poorer outcomes than women without node involvement. Although many oncologists believe that this phenomenon is ...

A lymph node biopsy is a test that checks for disease in your lymph nodes. Lymph nodes are small, oval-shaped organs located in different parts of your body. They’re found close to internal organs ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Thoracic surgeons were fired up about minimum expectations for surgical lymph node assessment in conjunction with lung cancer resection during a debate at the Society of Thoracic ...

Lymph nodes are located throughout the body. They are small, bean-shaped glands that play a crucial role in the immune system. During an infection, a person may notice swollen lymph nodes. The body ...

Lymph node metastasis occurs in "metastatic" lymph nodes, lymph nodes that contain cancer cells that have spread from elsewhere in the body. A part of the immune system, lymph nodes are tiny ...