Lymph Node

The melanoma 31-gene expression profile test can help physicians to better estimate risk for sentinel lymph nodes, possibly reducing the need for biopsies, according to a study.

An 8-year-old girl was seen for right-sided neck pain and an underlying lymph node measuring 2.5 cm with surrounding inflammatory swelling. What's your diagnosis?

Younger patients and those with T1b melanomas on the face, ear or scalp should undergo sentinel lymph node biopsies, according to a study.

Sentinel lymph node biopsy may be omitted in certain patients with early-stage breast cancer, according to findings presented at American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting.

Black, Hispanic and Asian women reported more arm swelling after axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer compared with white women, according to findings published in JAMA Surgery.

CHICAGO — The use of sentinel lymph node biopsy can reduce the recurrence of nodules and the need for complete lymph node dissection in patients with melanoma, according to a speaker here.

  Healio spoke to Emma Rossi, MD, gynecological oncologist at Duke Cancer Center, about recent advancements in endometrial cancer.

Adults who undergo thyroid cancer surgery at clinics performing five or fewer operations per year are more likely to have recurrence or persistent disease than those attending higher-volume centers, according to study data.

Laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection was noninferior to open distal gastrectomy in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer, according to 5-year follow-up data published in JAMA Surgery.