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 ...

Targeted axillary dissection (TAD) is a relatively new breast cancer procedure. It allows surgical oncologists to specifically locate a lymph node that contained cancer before chemotherapy, remove it ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Patients with early breast cancer who skipped axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) lived just as long as those who underwent sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), the randomized INSEMA ...

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 ...

ASCO Guidelines provide recommendations with comprehensive review and analyses of the relevant literature for each recommendation, following the guideline development process as outlined in the ASCO ...

Limited data are available on survival outcomes after sentinel-lymph-node biopsy alone as compared with lymphadenectomy in cervical cancer. In this multicenter, randomized, noninferiority trial, we ...

Removal of armpit lymph nodes can leave many breast cancer patients with lingering lymphedema, a painful and unsightly swelling of the arm. For patients with clinical stage I and II melanoma, smoking ...

Data show that sentinel lymph node biopsy is becoming less routine for older women with breast early stage HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.

Lymph node excision (LNEx) for patients with stage III melanoma with one clinically positive node: Excision of Lymph Node trial (EXCILYNT). Background: High-risk clinical stage II melanoma patients ...

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy for early cervical cancer achieved non-inferiority versus pelvic lymphadenectomy, according to results of a large randomized study from China. Patients assigned to SLN ...