Lymph node removal isn't necessary for all melanoma patients, new study finds Date: July 17, 2017 Source: Intermountain Medical Center Summary: Many patients with melanoma need a sentinel-lymph ...

Many patients with melanoma need a sentinel-lymph-node biopsy to determine if cancer cells have spread there, but a positive finding doesn't mean all the lymph nodes in the area must be removed ...

Women with early breast cancer may not need to have surgery to remove cancerous lymph nodes under the armpit, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday .

Many patients with melanoma need a //sentinel-lymph-node biopsy to determine if cancer cells have spread there, but a positive finding doesn't mean all the lymph nodes in the area must be removed ...

Breast cancer surgery traditionally includes removal of lymph nodes near the tumor so that doctors can check for signs that the cancer has spread. However, people with early-stage breast cancer ...

The sentinel nodes are the first lymph nodes breast cancer cells spread to when they leave the breast. Your doctor will locate the sentinel lymph node. They’ll put a small amount of blue tracer dye, ...

Williams discussed the importance of avoiding lymph node removal if possible. “The predominant issue whenever we're removing lymph nodes is the concern for lymphedema,” he said. “And while when we ...

Historically, surgeons removed a large number of lymph nodes from the armpit to determine if cancer has spread. This procedure, while effective, often led to lymphedema, a condition characterized by ...

Axillary lymph node dissection, which typically involves removal of at least 10 nodes, can have troubling consequences. Lymph nodes carry fluid, called lymph, through regions of the body to help ...

Sentinel-node biopsy only removed a mean of 2 lymph nodes per patient, whereas sentinel-node biopsy followed by completion axillary-lymph-node dissection removed a mean of 15 lymph nodes per patient.

Over 5 years, the ENDO3 team will randomize 760 patients with stage one endometrial cancer to surgery with or without sentinel lymph node dissection. The trial will determine the probability of ...