Ultrasound outperformed baseline clinical assessment for detection of lymph node metastasis in patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the head and neck, a retrospective ...

Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered a new approach for treating lymph node metastasis. Anticancer drugs are administered directly into the LNs under ultrasound guidance (Lymphatic Drug ...

Patient-reported outcomes among patients with resected high-risk melanoma (AJCC7 IIIB, IIIC, M1a, M1b) randomized to low- or high-dose adjuvant Ipilimumab (ipi) versus high-dose interferon alfa-2b ...

• The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for the combined index of elastography grading score and short diameter was 0.702. The blue color ratio (BCR) could be employed in the ...

Swollen lymph nodes in your neck often mean that your body is fighting an infection. See a doctor if you have painful, swollen lymph nodes or if they persist for weeks or worsen. You can treat swollen ...

Cancer that starts in the lymph nodes is lymphoma. Cancer may also spread from other areas of the body to various lymph nodes, including the neck. Swollen lymph nodes are usually due to a cause other ...

Intermediate and Longer-Term Outcomes From a Prospective Active-Surveillance Program for Favorable-Risk Prostate Cancer The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z1071 trial reported a 12.6% ...

Lymph node metastasis occurs in "metastatic" lymph nodes, lymph nodes that have been infected by cancer from elsewhere in the body. A part of the immune system, lymph nodes are tiny ovals placed ...

Lymph nodes are located throughout the body. They are small, bean-shaped glands that play a crucial role in the immune system. During an infection, a person may notice swollen lymph nodes. The body ...