For patients with breast cancer treated with preoperative chemotherapy, residual tumour burden in lymph nodes is the strongest prognostic factor. However, conventional pathological examination has ...

International, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Phase III Study of Motesanib Plus Carboplatin/Paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced Nonsquamous Non–Small ...

NEW ORLEANS — January 31, 2026 — Breakthrough research presented at the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting shows that additional lymph node evaluation is needed during surgery for ...

July 17, 2012 — A thorough lymph node examination can enhance the detection of unexpected metastatic disease in patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but current practices are suboptimal, ...

St. Louis, June 2, 2003 -- Research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that the accurate diagnosis of early stage endometrial cancer requires that the abdominal lymph ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A higher number of examined lymph nodes resulted in more accurate node staging and improved long-term survival ...

Examining a specific number of lymph nodes after colon cancer surgery, a measurement that has been recommended as a quality indicator for hospitals, is not associated with length of patient survival, ...

Retrospective and observational analyses suggest that occult lymph-node metastases are an important prognostic factor for disease recurrence or survival among patients with breast cancer. Prospective ...

CHICAGO — The use of a lymph node specimen collection kit during non-small cell lung cancer resection significantly improved staging quality and OS, according to data presented at ASCO. The American ...

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Key Takeaways Swollen lymph nodes are often a sign that your body is fighting an infection.Autoimmune diseases can also cause lymph nodes to swell.Certain ...