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Swollen Lymph Nodes by Tom Plamondon Posted Wed 03 Feb 2010 12:00am are swollen in the neck, we disregard the question of cancer. We know infection is causing the lymph node swelling. On the other hand, if a 30 year women has swollen lymph nodes... When swollen lymph nodes in the neck, above the clavicles (collarbone) or in the axilla (armpit) occur there are a few immediate questions we need to answer Read on »

swollen lymph node on back of neck by mari Posted Wed 14 Apr 2010 10:33am Hello, my 4 year old son, Antonio has a swollen lymph node on the back of his neck (right side between hairline and shoulder). I first noticed it in December soon after his... the swollen lymph node was reacting to the burn but to be safe she ordered bloodwork. That came back normal. Here we are now in April and the lymph node has not gone down. I am Read on »

I have a swollen lymph node on the inside of my left arm just above my elbow. by mightymouse804 Posted Mon 30 Mar 2009 1:55am

2 Comments swollen lymph nodes are supposed to be one of those things that are a sign of something bigger and I was wondering if you had any idea what it might be. I have a doctors appointment Read on »

Axillary Lymph Node Dissection for Breast Cancer May Not Be Necessary by Robert W. Posted Mon 21 Feb 2011 1:55am AXILLARY LYMPH NODE DISSECTION FOR BREAST CANCER MAY NOT BE NECESSARY The management of breast cancer has undergone many advances since the radical mastectomy... management of breast cancer occurred with the rapid adoption of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy, which had previously also revolutionized the surgical management of melanoma Read on »

Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping-Pathology Protocol in Breast Cancer. by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert

Posted Fri 22 May 2009 10:40pm Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping-Pathology Protocol. Sentinel lymph node mapping is now performed on selected patients who opt for conservative surgery to treat their breast... of sentinel lymph nodes in patients with invasive breast cancer. Metastasis and prognosis Macrometastases (>2 mm) have a clear influence on prognosis Micrometastases (>0.2 mm Read on »

Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping-Pathology Protocol in Breast Cancer. by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:02pm Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping-Pathology Protocol. Sentinel lymph node mapping is now performed on selected patients who opt for conservative surgery to treat their breast... of sentinel lymph nodes in patients with invasive breast cancer. Metastasis and prognosis Macrometastases (>2 mm) have a clear influence on prognosis Micrometastases (>0.2 mm Read on »

Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping-Pathology Protocol in Breast Cancer. by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert

Posted Mon 30 Mar 2009 3:30pm Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping-Pathology Protocol. Sentinel lymph node mapping is now performed on selected patients who opt for conservative surgery to treat their breast... of sentinel lymph nodes in patients with invasive breast cancer. Metastasis and prognosis Macrometastases (>2 mm) have a clear influence on prognosis Micrometastases (>0.2 mm Read on »

Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping-Pathology Protocol in Breast Cancer. by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert

Posted Mon 30 Mar 2009 3:30pm Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping-Pathology Protocol. Sentinel lymph node mapping is now performed on selected patients who opt for conservative surgery to treat their breast... of sentinel lymph nodes in patients with invasive breast cancer. Metastasis and prognosisMacrometastases (>2 mm) have a clear influence on prognosis Micrometastases (>0.2 mm Read on »

Sentinel lymph node biopsy in early breast cancer by Mark Levin Posted Sun 21 Feb 2010 4:25am Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a minimally invasive procedure in which a lymph node near the site of a cancerous tumor is first identified as a sentinel node... centers following the discovery that the human lymphatic system can be mapped with radioactive dyes, and that the lymph node(s) closest to a tumor serve to filter and trap cancer Read on »

Less-Invasive Lymph Node Surgery Safe for Women with Breast Cancer by Cancer.gov Posted Wed 03 Nov 2010 9:00pm Less-Invasive Lymph Node Surgery Safe for Women with Breast Cancer Adapted from the NCI Cancer Bulletin, vol. 7/no. 19, October 5... in their sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) who forwent axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) had the same overall survival 8 years after treatment as women who had ALND. The trial results were Read on »