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

Posted Mon 20 Jul 2009 11:24pm chemotherapy,” the authors write. “In addition, lymphadenectomy [lymph node removal] may be therapeutic; several studies have shown a positive association between the number of lymph...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 Read on »

Limited lymph node removal f ... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 10 Feb 2011 8:59pm Limited lymph node removal for certain breast cancer does not appear to result in poorer survival... had the sentinel lymph node removed (the first lymph node to which cancer is likely to spread from the primary tumor) did not have worse survival than women who had more Read on »

Fewer lymph node dissections and fewer positive lymph nodes: does it actually matter? by Dr. Arnon Krongrad Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 29 Oct 2010 12:00am Surgical removal of samples of the pelvic lymph nodes at the time of radical prostatectomy (RP) known as pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) is still the most... assessed changes in the rate of application of PLND over the past 18 years, along with the number of lymph nodes actually removed and evaluated for the presence of cancer using Read on »

swollen lymph node on back of neck by mari Posted Wed 14 Apr 2010 10:33am to get the lymph node removed on Monday because we didnt let it go and took him to see a pedi surgeon who also felt it was just a reactive lymph node but that sometimes it becomes...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 Read on »

Pelvic lymph node dissection and prostate cancer-specific survival after surgery by Dr. Arnon Krongrad Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 19 Jan 2011 12:00am to investigate whether there was any association between the number of lymph nodes removed at pelvic lymphadenectomy in men undergoing a radical prostatectomy between 1990 and 1998... to show that there was a small, possible (but not statistically significant) increase in prostate cancer-specific survival resulting from lymph node removal in patients who were 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 , lymphadenectomy (LA) — the surgical removal of selected lymph nodes — is therapeutic and should be performed in appropriate patients. Dr. Jewett also stated that, in his opinion, CT or MRI... a place in clinical management. Filed under: Diagnosis, Management, Treatment | Tagged: lymphadenectomy, positive lymph nodes 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 »

Axillary Lymph Node Dissection for Breast Cancer May Not Be Necessary by Robert W. Posted Mon 21 Feb 2011 1:55am , and most of these women have routinely been advised to undergo ALND to remove additional armpit lymph nodes. Now, a newly published clinical research study from the American College... their breast cancer patients that there is now 40 years worth of high-level clinical research data showing that the surgical removal of most or all of the armpit lymph nodes (ALND) does 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 »

Ever Wonder What the Lymph Nodes do? by WisdomThatHeals Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:05pm are removed so that they will not re-enter the blood for normal circulation. This is one of the reasons that lymph nodes are usually in clusters; harmful debris that pass through... immune system. As lymph fluid flows through the node, bacteria, cancer cells and damaged tissues are removed so that they will not re-enter the blood for normal circulation Read on »