Nature

Angiogenesis and hypoxia in lymph node metastases is predicted by the angiogenesis and hypoxia in the primary tumour in patients with breast cancer

Breast cancer is the most frequent neoplasm in women and the most frequent cause of death in women between 35 and 55 years of age (Uzzan et al, 2004). Although loco-regional spread and recurrence of ...
Nature

Merkel cell carcinoma of lymph node with unknown primary has a significantly lower association with Merkel cell polyomavirus than its cutaneous counterpart

Rare cases of Merkel cell carcinoma have been encountered in lymph nodes with unknown extranodal primary, which exhibit similar morphologic and immunophenotypic features to those in primary cutaneous ...
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Primary Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Patients With Pathologic Stage II Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor—N1, N2, and N3 Disease: Is Adjuvant Chemotherapy Necessary?

FLOT Versus FLOT/Trastuzumab/Pertuzumab Perioperative Therapy of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Resectable Esophagogastric Adenocarcinoma: A ...
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High PD-L1 expression correlates with lymph node metastasis in patients who have undergone radical surgery for primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma

In patients with high PD-L1 expression identified before surgery, clinicians should consider the possibility of lymph node metastasis when determining surgical strategy, including the extent of lymph ...
Medscape

Unknown Primary Metastasis to the Axillary Nodes?

What is the recommended line of management for a 42-year-old woman who presented with isolated right axillary lymph node metastatic adenocarcinoma? The tumor is most likely of breast origin, although ...
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Management of Squamous Cancer Metastatic to Cervical Nodes With an Unknown Primary Site

Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of the lymph node is the preferred initial approach to diagnosis. When clinical findings suggest SCCUP, nondiagnostic FNA results should be repeated, perhaps with ...