Sentinel lymph node biopsy has replaced traditional axillary dissection, minimizing lymphedema risk in breast cancer surgery. The procedure targets the first draining lymph nodes, reducing unnecessary ...

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Axillary surgery involves the removal lymph nodes in the armpit region, while a sentinel lymph node biopsy is the removal of ...

A study showed that using the DecisionDx-Melanoma test resulted in a 25% reduction in unnecessary sentinel lymph node biopsy ...

The key finding of the Z-11 trial was that for patients with early-stage breast cancer and a positive sentinel lymph node, removal of all lymph nodes in the armpit was not necessary and could be ...

Intraoperative frozen biopsy and sentinel lymph nodes technique have not shown sufficient accuracy to avoid extended lymphadenectomy, due to the significant rates of skip lymphatic metastasis.

The highly contagious virus attacks rapidly growing cells such as those in lymph nodes, bone marrow and intestines. It primarily impacts kittens and unvaccinated adult cats. As both diseases are ...

The following is a summary of “Analysis of the Incidence and Outcomes of Breast Cancer in Women with Schizophrenia,” published in the November 2024 issue of Surgery by Den et al. Worldwide, breast ...

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Currently, international guidelines recommend sentinel lymph node biopsy to assess this risk for patients with tumors 0.8 mm in thickness or greater or those with tumors less than 0.8 mm that also ...