What is an Axillary Lymph Node Dissection? To understand this procedure, we have Dr. Hari Krishna Ahuja, Head of Oncology Department from Apollo Healthcare Hospital, Greater Noida. He says that ...

Several studies have shown that sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND), the less-invasive removal of one or a few key lymph nodes, shows promise in assessing disease status, yet the procedure alone ...

Axillary lymph node dissection is a surgical procedure which is performed to remove lymph nodes in the underarm area. Lymph nodes present in the armpit are known as axillary lymph nodes. An ...

But to determine candidacy for adjuvant abemaciclib in women with HR-positive, HER2–negative breast cancer, there is a "gray zone" for performing axillary lymph node dissection in those with one ...

Targeted axillary dissection of lymph nodes after chemotherapy improves staging accuracy of node-positive breast cancer New surgical technique reduces need for invasive surgery in select patients ...

Several studies have shown that sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND), the less-invasive removal of one or a few key lymph nodes, shows promise in assessing disease status, yet the procedure alone ...

A total of 6676 axillary lymph nodes were restaged, with an average of 250 lymph node sections analyzed per patient; nodes with tumor-cell deposits ≤0.2 mm in diameter were designated pN 0 (i+ ...

Intraoperative assessment of sentinel lymph nodes during mastectomy significantly increased the likelihood of aggressive axillary treatment vs. postsurgical assessment of lymph node biopsies among ...

Note: Content may be edited for style and length. Journal Reference: Roshni Rao. Axillary Node Interventions in Breast Cancer. JAMA, 2013; 310 (13): 1385 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.277804 ...

Patients with suspicious axillary lymph nodes in their breasts should first undergo ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration to avoid unnecessary surgery, according to researchers from the ...

Current rates of lymphedema are about 15% in women who have had underarm lymph nodes surgically removed, Carlson says. Elephant-sized arms are rare these days, but the hand may still swell to a ...

Cording is likely caused by injury to your lymph vessels, blood vessels, or nerves under your arm. In fact, about 86 in 100 people who have breast cancer surgery to remove lymph nodes get cording.