A genomic test co-developed by Mayo Clinic and SkylineDx can identify whether people with melanoma are at low or high risk ...

Is the removal of lymph nodes - tiny, bean-shaped nodules that filter waste and bacteria - really the best way to prevent ...

The study results reflect the effect of surgery with lymph node dissection alone in patients with high-grade invasive bladder cancer.

Patients with early-stage, node-positive breast cancer whose nodes are pathologically tumor-free (ypN0) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy may safely skip post-mastectomy nodal irradiation without ...

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As a breast surgeon and the Chief of Breast Surgery, Dr. Holly Mason recognizes that the advancements in treatment options for patients with breast cancer are as encouraging as they are confusing.

The management of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer is continually evolving. Recent data now support omitting axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in most patients with metastases in up to two ...

1. The hazard ratio for recurrence or death comparing sentinel node biopsy only to completion axillary lymph node dissection was non-significant (0.89) and below the noninferiority margin. 2. The ...