Purpose: Radical cystectomy (RC) is the standard of care for patients with bladder cancer, and pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) is a pivotal step that can be carried out either before or after RC.

Results from the PHENIX-I trial support skipping pelvic lymphadenectomy in women with early cervical cancer who have a negative sentinel lymph node biopsy. Omitting pelvic lymphadenectomy in these ...

Sciatica pain refers to the discomfort a damaged nerve along the sciatic nerve can cause, which extends from the buttocks down through each leg. The condition typically occurs from a herniated ...

Sciatica pain can occur anywhere along the sciatic nerve, including the hip, buttocks, and leg. It typically affects one side. Hip pain due to other causes may only affect the hip and require ...

A multicenter study led from Finland has shown that lymph node transfer is a viable treatment for the swelling in the affected limb, a condition known as lymphedema, after breast cancer surgery.

The procedures included axillary lymph node dissection (removing lymph nodes in the armpits) and sentinel node biopsies (removing the lymph nodes closest to the breast cancer). In those who wore ...

Background: Systematic lymph node dissection (SLND) is currently the gold standard for ... Firstly, quality staging can be achieved while minimizing the risks of LND (bleeding, chylothorax, nerve ...

PSMA PET/CT has previously shown superior performance in nodal staging of prostate cancer (PCa) and may be used to reduce the number of unnecessary PLND procedures. This study aims to assess the ...