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 ...

Intraoperative frozen biopsy and sentinel lymph nodes technique have not shown sufficient accuracy to avoid extended lymphadenectomy, due to the significant rates of skip lymphatic metastasis.

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In addition there were multiple small cervical lymph nodes palpable bilaterally. There was also a left supraclavicular lymph node 2 cm in diameter. Examination of the heart and lungs was normal.

A breast cancer rash can look like a harmless skin irritation—but there’s a notable difference. Cancer doctors explain why it ...

Although there are many subtypes of lymphoma, skin lymphomas only make up about 4% of the total of all NHL. In rare cases, skin lymphomas can travel to the lymph nodes causing a painless lump around ...

The Left Subclavian Artery Branches off directly from the arch of the aorta (as it travels down to supply oxygenated blood to the upper body) Passes between the anterior and middle scalene muscles ...

This article was originally posted Dec. 8, 2014. It has been updated. There are many things in medicine that are merely a matter of preference or style. How to check a patient’s pulse is not one ...