Sentinel lymph node excision with or without preoperative hybrid single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) in melanoma: study protocol for a multicentric randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
Background Melanoma has become a growing interdisciplinary problem in public health worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, the incidence of melanoma is increasing faster than any other cancer in the world.
Stoffels I+6 more
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Background: For patients who are diagnosed with early-stage cutaneous melanoma, the principal therapy is wide surgical excision of the primary tumour and assessment of lymph nodes. The purpose of the present guideline was to update the 2010 Cancer Care Ontario guideline on wide local excision margins and sentinel lymph node biopsy (slnb), including ...
Wright, F.C.+12 more
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Morphometric analysis and lymph node yield in laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision performed by supervised trainees [PDF]
Nicholas P. West+6 more
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For patients with melanoma metastasis to a sentinel lymph node, subsequent complete regional lymph node dissection (CLND) is currently regarded to be the surgical standard. This approach, however, has not been confirmed by controlled studies, so that surgical morbidity is of primary importance.
Kretschmer, Lutz+5 more
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Technetium-99-Guided Axillary Lymph Node Identification: A Case Report of a Novel Technique for Targeted Lymph Node Excision Biopsy for Node Positive Breast Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. [PDF]
Copeland JE, Cherian CJ, Lyew MA.
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Cervical plexus block - safe anesthesia for the patients with massive mediastinal lymphadenopathy [PDF]
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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Inter-surgeon Variability in Cystic Artery Lymph Node Excision during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. [PDF]
Wysocki AP, Murphy S, Baade I.
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Supraclavicular Lymph Node Excision Biopsy in Patients with Suspected Supraclavicular Lymph Node Metastasis of Lung Cancer: Experience in a Tertiary Hospital. [PDF]
The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness and accuracy of supraclavicular lymph node excision biopsy in the diagnosis of suspected supraclavicular lymph node metastasis of lung cancer.
Lee DH, Yoon TM, Lee JK, Lim SC.
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Duodenal-Acquired Intestinal Lymphangiectasia After Lymph Node Excision and Inferior Vena Cava Injury in an 18-Year-Old Woman. [PDF]
Bickford D, Schmoyer C, Tse CS.
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Salivary cortisol levels and anxiety in melanoma patients undergoing sentinel lymph node excision under local anesthesia versus general anesthesia: a prospective study. [PDF]
Jansen P+8 more
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