Lymph nodes are generally circular, bean-like organs that are dispersed throughout the body. Health Conditions Wellness ... They are also called the lateral aortic lymph nodes.

Detection of lymph node involvement in women with IB2–IIB cervical cancer could have a positive effect on survival. We set out to evaluate the incidence of pelvic and/or para-aortic lymph node ...

In medium- to high-risk patients with endometrial cancer, systematic removal of pelvic as well as para-aortic lymph nodes may improve survival time vs pelvic lymphadenectomy alone. News & Perspective ...

This article has not necessarily been edited by Health24. THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Endometrial cancer patients at medium to high risk for cancer recurrence are more likely to survive if ...

Lateral borders were placed 2 cm away from the pelvic bony margin and 1 cm away from the para-aortic volume of the nodes, and multileaf collimators were used to shield normal tissue. Extended pelvis ...

IA2 Confined to the cervix, diagnosed with microscopy with invasion of > 3 mm and < 5 mm with lateral spread < 7mm. IB1 ... IIIC Metastasis to pelvic and/or para-aortic lymph nodes.

The 5-year overall survival rate for 22 of 260 patients (8.5%) who had histologically detected metastases in the para-aortic lymph nodes after undergoing D2 lymphadenectomy plus PAND was 18.2% (95 ...

The likelihood of missing metastatic lymph nodes must be negligible, given the major risk of recurrence of missed lymph node metastasis. 13 The diagnostic accuracy of SLN biopsy in early cervical ...

Para-aortic lymph nodes are the primary site of testicular lymphatic drainage as has been demonstrated by early lymphangiography (Busch et al, 1965) and surgical lymphadenectomy studies (Mason et ...