Colorectal cancer is one of the commonest malignancies in the United Kingdom, with the presence of lymph node metastases being one of the most important prognostic determinants. Currently, patients ...

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, ...

Randomized trial assessing the addition of interferon alpha-2a to fluorouracil and leucovorin in advanced colorectal cancer. Colorectal Cancer Working Party of the United Kingdom Medical Research ...

Axillary clearance has been used as part of surgery for breast cancer. Biopsy of lymph node tissue helps in the staging of breast cancer, providing prognostic information and identifying patients who ...

Colorectal treatment effectiveness in a population-based registry: A 1991-1994 and 2001-2005 comparison. Background: Adequate lymph node harvest is easily obtained and is necessary for proper staging ...

Swollen lymph nodes may result from an infection or illness. If symptoms last for a long time or occur with certain other symptoms, you may need medical care. Treatment depends on the cause of the ...

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of endoscopic axillary lymph node retrieval for breast cancer does not appear adequate for this procedure to be used without special arrangements for ...