Increased lymph node yield in colorectal cancer is not necessarily associated with a greater number of lymph node positive cancers. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The presence of lymph node metastasis is a key prognostic factor in colorectal cancer and lymph node yield is an important parameter in assessing the quality of histopathology reporting of colorectal cancer excision specimens.
Aisling O'Shea +5 more
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Cervical plexus block - safe anesthesia for the patients with massive mediastinal lymphadenopathy [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2023 Introduction. General anesthesia is frequently employed in neck surgery procedures. However, in patients at high risk for general anesthesia, regional anesthesia options, such as the superficial cervical plexus block, warrant careful consideration ...
Ivošević Tjaša +4 more
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Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2023 Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare skin adnexal tumour that affects elderly people. Most eccrine porocarcinomas are stage I or II according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer. The prognosis is good in early stages, but worsens when advanced.
Anna-Stiina Meriläinen +3 more
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Does Wide Excisional Biopsy in Skin Cancer Prevent Finding The Real Sentinel Lymph Node?
Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2020 Purpose/Aim: The presence of nodal metastasis is an important prognostic factor for malignant melanoma and causes a 50% decrease in survival. Patients found not to have lymph node metastasis as a result of sentinel lymph node biopsy but develop regional ...
Selami S Sirvan +5 more
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Journal of Dental Sciences, 2022 Background/purpose: Adjuvant chemotherapy has been used to control the primary oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) size prior to surgical excision of the cancer.
Feng-Chou Cheng +4 more
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Lymphatic Drainage Mapping with Indirect Lymphography for Canine Mammary Tumors
Animals, 2021 Mammary gland tumors are the most common canine neoplasms. They account for 25–50% of all tumors diagnosed in bitches. Metastases and recurrences develop in about 35–70% of bitches following excision.
Francesco Collivignarelli +11 more
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Evaluation of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy After Primary Chemotherapy as Part of De-Escalation of Breast Cancer Treatment [PDF]
Research in Oncology, 2021 Background: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) after primary chemotherapy for node-positive breast cancer patients has been gaining popularity as part of the de-escalation of treatment. Aim: The 1ry aim was to assess the surgical outcome of node-positive
Mohamed I. AbdelAziz, Sherif Monib
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Agreement on indication for systemic therapy between biopsied tissue and surgical excision specimens in breast cancer patients. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 In breast cancer therapy, the indication for systemic therapy is typically based on prognostic markers from the surgical excision specimen. If such is unavailable, for instance prior to tumor ablation therapy, the indication for adjuvant systemic therapy
Alexander M Th Schmitz +2 more
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Clinical features that affect the number of pelvic lymph nodes harvested in patients with cervical cancer stage IB1 to IIA2 [PDF]
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, 2021 Objective To investigate clinical features that affect the number of pelvic lymph nodes (PLNs) harvested and prognostic significance of the number of PLNs removed in patients with stage IB1 to IIA2 cervical cancer.
Yae Ji Choi +7 more
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Difficulty of predicting lymph node metastasis on CT in patients with rectal neuroendocrine tumors.
PLoS ONE, 2019 BACKGROUND:Surgical indications for rectal neuroendocrine tumors with potential lymph node metastasis remain controversial. Although accurate preoperative diagnosis of nodal status may be helpful for treatment strategy, scant data about clinical values ...
Hajime Ushigome +7 more
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