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 cancer has spread from your bladder into your pelvic or abdominal wall. It may have spread to nearby lymph nodes, but not to distant parts of the body. The cancer has spread to distant lymph ...

These types include: Lymph nodes are small ... This area contains the peritoneum, a thin layer of tissue that lines the abdominal wall and covers the organs. Breast cancer cells can spread ...

or abdominal wall Node (N) describes whether the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes. Lymph nodes are a network of glands throughout the body, for example in your armpits, neck and groins. They drain ...