José P. Zevallos, M.D., M.P.H., professor and Eugene N. Myers chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Lymphatic ...

Testing a key lymph node in patients with the most dangerous form of skin cancer is the best approach to determine if the cancer has spread, new late-stage clinical research indicates. The test could ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Up to 88% of sentinel lymph node biopsies (SNLB) return with a negative result. The DecisionDx-Melanoma test, ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — A genomic test co-developed by Mayo Clinic and SkylineDx can identify whether people with melanoma are at low or high risk for cancer in their lymph nodes — a finding that could ...

Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with clinically node-negative, hormonal receptor (HR)-positive, ...

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 ...

Scientists at City of Hope, a world-renowned independent research and treatment center for cancer and diabetes, have developed a novel, noninvasive liquid biopsy test for detecting lymph node ...

Medically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DO Key Takeaways The lymph system helps cleanse the body, but it's not the main organ ...

Breast cancer that has spread to lymph nodes may be treated more aggressively than localized cancer, because it has a greater potential to travel to other parts of the body. You have thousands of ...

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