My 36-year-old sister recently noticed an unusual mole on her shoulder. She is scheduled for some tests. Her primary care ...

While melanoma is much less common than other types of skin cancer, it is the most serious because it is more likely to ...

Doctors can perform a sentinel lymph node biopsy, in which they remove a few lymph nodes, or an axillary lymph node dissection, in which they remove more lymph nodes. A surgeon may cut the skin ...

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.

Women having surgery for breast cancer often also have what’s called a sentinel lymph node biopsy where a few lymph nodes in the armpit are removed to check for spreading cancer. But removing ...

Randomized Phase II/III Trial Of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Versus Elective Neck Dissection For Early-Stage Oral Cavity Cancer - Temporary Enrollment Hold NRG/HN006 - Sean Massa, M.D. This phase ...

In addition to our expertise in sentinel lymph node biopsy to reduce the risk of lymphedema, we offer the following surgical strategies to women with uterine cancer: The most common approach to this ...

Each year, around 28,600 people in the UK undergo a sentinel lymph node biopsy, said the cost-effectiveness watchdog. NICE said in a statement that approving NHS use of Magtrace could also ...

For patients with early-stage breast cancer and cutaneous melanoma, radioguided surgery and sentinel lymph node biopsy are now the accepted standard of care. Breast cancer is the most frequent type of ...

During a Case-Based Roundtable event, Laura Huppert, MD, discussed data and considerations around using T-DXd in breast ...