Preoperative axillary ultrasound and MRI effectively predict sentinel lymph node status, guiding safe SLNB de-escalation in ...

Age-related cognitive function and cerebral plasticity in miceafter chemotherapy: Important role of drug adjuvants. Background: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is the recommended procedure for early ...

Dye is injected into the breast, one to four of the nodes is identified with a probe and removed to see if cancer cells are present. Lymph nodes are small organs, typically ranging from the size of a ...

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego are developing nonsurgical methods for identifying critical lymph nodes to help doctors determine courses of treatment for breast cancer patients ...

Sentinel lymph node biopsy has replaced traditional axillary dissection, minimizing lymphedema risk in breast cancer surgery. The procedure targets the first draining lymph nodes, reducing unnecessary ...

The BOOG 2013-08 trial evaluates whether SLNB can be safely omitted for patients with clinically T1-2N0 treated with ...

Dr. Eva Singletary answers the question: 'What Effect Does Blue Dye Have?' — -- Question: What type of reactions are possible from the blue dye used in sentinel lymph node biopsy? Answer: The ...

Trials evaluating the omission of completion axillary-lymph-node dissection in patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer and sentinel-lymph-node metastases have been compromised by limited ...

Tumors, such as melanoma, release nanovesicles called exosomes (gray) that travel and lodge in the lymph nodes. There they corrupt the behavior of lymph cells. The lymphatic vessels (green) branch out ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy can be considered for node-negative, HR-positive, HER2-negative early breast ...

The Melanoma Institute of Australia (MIA) previously developed a risk calculator for sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis risk to help clinicians and patients with primary cutaneous melanoma decide ...

Omitting sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with early-stage breast cancer undergoing breast-conserving surgery may not increase the risk for recurrence over 5 years, according to findings ...