The axillary recurrence rate in the 115 patients (53%) who required further lymph node removal was 3.5%, with an overall ...

His chemotherapy treatment was delayed as doctors attempted to figure out the cause of his pain, an Illinois attorney says.

You might have surgery to remove lymph nodes in your tummy (abdomen). These are called the retroperitoneal lymph nodes. This operation is called a retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. This is a ...

This surgery is also called a simple mastectomy. Modified radical mastectomy This surgery combines a total mastectomy with the removal of axillary (underarm) lymph nodes. You’ll need this surgery if ...

Total mesorectal excision (TME) is a specific surgical technique used in the treatment of rectal cancer in which the bowel with the tumor is entirely removed along with surrounding fat and lymph nodes ...

A surgeon performing a second procedure found and removed a surgical sponge from the initial surgery, according to the court ...

After surgery, you will have long-term surveillance (monitoring) for years. Retroperitoneal (REH-troh-PAYR-ih-toh-NEE-ul) lymph node dissection (RPLND) is a treatment for cancer. The retroperitoneal ...

CLND: Completion lymph node dissection; SD ... Accuracy of SLNB may be compromised in patients with prior wide local excision.