Lymph node evaluation is a critical component in the staging and treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC). The number of lymph nodes examined during surgical procedures can significantly influence ...

Increased size of one or more lymph nodes. Most are in the neck. Also, includes swollen lymph nodes in the armpit or groin It's larger than the same node on the other side of the body Normal nodes are ...

Patients with colon cancer who still have cancer cells in their blood after surgery may improve their survival odds with ...

This inconsistency can lead to unnecessary surgeries, as many patients with T1 colorectal cancer do not ... cells from the primary tumor to nearby lymph nodes, which can indicate a more advanced ...

An accurate new blood test for colon cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the US, has been reported.

About a third of cases are diagnosed before the cancer has spread outside of the colon or rectum, while 10 percent of cases were only identified after it had spread to lymph nodes, tissues and ...

A data analysis from a randomized clinical trial for stage 3 colon cancer patients by investigators at Dana-Farber Brigham ...

Risk of residual tumor following removal of a malignant colorectal polyp with high-risk features. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. This abstract ...

Not long after, she had the cancerous tumor removed, along with a foot of her colon. Her doctors told her that the cancer had spread to 13 lymph nodes in her body. King underwent 12 rounds of ...

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.

Healthcare theme. Lymphoma is a type of cancer that affects the lymphatic system, which is part of the body's immune system. The lymphatic system includes lymph nodes, spleen, thymus gland, and bone ...

Mar. 4, 2022 — For years, surgery for patients with stage III melanoma -- melanoma that has spread to the lymph nodes -- involved removing those lymph nodes along with the primary tumor. Known ...