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MedlinePlus: Imaging Advance Tracks Prostate Cancer in Lymph Nodes by Rudy S. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 21 Jul 2008 10:11am Link:MedlinePlus: Imaging Advance Tracks Prostate Cancer in Lymph Nodes. TUESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- A new imaging technique, based on an engineered version of the common cold virus, may help doctors detect the spread of prostate cancer to the lymph nodes earlier. this is good news Read on »

Scan Results: The Cancer is Gone from the Lymph Nodes by Tanya T. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 28 Sep 2008 11:31am I received my scan results early this morning. It appears the cancer is gone from my lymph nodes.... From the report: "Findings are suggestive of response to therapy... and in conferring with friends who are knowledgeable in such things, the general consensus is that since the lymph nodes are no longer visible, this means they no longer have cancer in them Read on »

Colorectal cancer: more lymph nodes not necessarily "better"? by Mark Pool, MD Posted Wed 22 Jul 2009 12:00am removing lymph nodes to diagnose late-stage colorectal cancer," according to a study published July 20 in the Archives of Surgery. The World Congress of Gastroenterology recommends removing "at least 12 lymph nodes during surgery for colorectal cancer," a standard that has been "widely adopted as a measure of quality in surgical practices Read on »

What is Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Lymph Node Mapping, and why do I need to have one BEFORE my Cancer Surgery? by Dr. Richard Guttler Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 24 Jun 2009 2:05pm

6 Comments . With Cancer markers and Ultrasound we can find the cancer that is missed with WBS, and even after a post treatment scan. The lymph node mapping by high frequency ultrasound can find... thyroid cancer pre-op should include a lymph node mapping. INSIST on one before the surgery.It will save you another surgery in 1-5 years. The first surgery is the most important Read on »

How many lymph nodes should be removed if you have colon cancer? by Katherine B. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 20 Jul 2009 11:24pm Surgically removing and evaluating an increasing number of lymph nodes does not appear to identify a greater number of patients with stage III colorectal cancer, according... locoregional disease (limited to a small region) and will be offered surgery that may cure their illness. The status of lymph nodes near the cancer has been recognized as the most Read on »

Positive lymph node detection in treatment of prostate cancer: an update by Dr. Arnon Krongrad Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 28 Sep 2008 7:03pm In a major lecture at the European Association of Urology annual meeting in Milan, Dr. Michael Jewett (Toronto) addressed the detection and mapping of regional lymph nodes (LN) in management of genitourinary cancers. The occurrence of positive lymph nodes is critical to the diagnosis and staging of patients with prostate cancer (and other forms 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 »

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

Posted Fri 22 May 2009 10:40pm cancer. The procedure involves the surgical identification of those axillary lymph nodes that theoretically would be the first ‘‘sentinel’’ nodes to receive the lymphatic... 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 cancer. The procedure involves the surgical identification of those axillary lymph nodes that theoretically would be the first ‘‘sentinel’’ nodes to receive the lymphatic drainage... 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 Mapping-Pathology Protocol in Breast Cancer. by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:02pm cancer. The procedure involves the surgical identification of those axillary lymph nodes that theoretically would be the first ‘‘sentinel’’ nodes to receive the lymphatic... 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 »