Skipping standard axillary lymph node dissection led to very low rates of axillary recurrence in patients with node-positive breast cancer who became node-negative following neoadjuvant chemotherapy, ...

In the AXSANA/EUBREAST 3(R) study, researchers compared data about recurrence outcomes of more-invasive and less-invasive lymph node procedures.

A systematic review and meta-analysis compared the perioperative and oncologic outcomes of open versus minimally invasive inguinal lymphadenectomy during penile cancer surgery. A meta-analysis ...

Single-stage retrocrural and retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for metastatic germ cell tumor: The University of Southern California experience. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2024 ASCO ...

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No benefit was found in low-risk patients who underwent pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND). The extent of pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP) for ...

Lymphedema is a chronic swelling or edema in a limb caused by a build-up of lymph fluid. This happens when the lymphatic system is damaged in some way. One common cause of damage is surgery, ...

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Recently, omission of axillary lymph node dissection among patients with early breast cancer has been found to have no detrimental effect on outcomes in most cases, continuing a trend toward less ...