Mary Nelson had lymph nodes removed, but later developed a complication called lymph edema, which involves painful swelling of her arm. Photo by Dave Wallis / The Forum February 09, 2011 at 11:00 PM ...

The axillary recurrence rate in the 115 patients (53%) who required further lymph node removal was 3.5%, with an overall survival rate of 90% and a disease-free survival rate of 82%.

The rate of disease recurrence in the entire study population was 6.9%, the study authors reported. They found that the need for central neck reoperation was significantly lower among patients who had ...

Called ENDO3, the trial will address patient and clinician concerns and fill a 30-year knowledge gap by evaluating the effectiveness, benefit and risks of sentinel lymph node removal.

An extended lymphadenectomy—removal of additional lymph nodes beyond the extent of the standard procedure—in patients undergoing radical cystectomy (removal of bladder and nearby tissues ...

Isolated same-basin lymph node recurrence after precision lymph node excision for clinically evident melanoma metastasis. Authors: Kevin Lynch, Yinin Hu, Norma Farrow, Yun Song, Max Meneveau, Minyoung ...

Contemporary short‐term peri‐operative outcomes of open primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. BJU International, 2024; DOI: 10.1111/bju.16506 ...

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An extended lymphadenectomy – removal of additional lymph nodes beyond the extent of the standard procedure – in patients undergoing radical cystectomy (removal of bladder and nearby tissues ...