Sentinel lymph node biopsy using 99mTC, ... of finding metastases in a SLN biopsy compared with the reference standard was not straightforward and no meta-analysis of all 29 studies was appropriate.

At an interim analysis, there was no significant difference between the observation group and the sentinel-node–biopsy group in the primary end point of melanoma-specific survival at 5 years (86 ...

Among the intention-to-treat population, the analysis of invasive disease–free survival shows that the omission of axillary surgery was noninferior to sentinel-lymph-node biopsy; this analysis ...

Sentinel lymph node biopsy was effective as a prognostic and staging tool in stage IIB/C melanoma, according to a study.“Pembrolizumab (Keytruda, Merck), an antibody against programmed cell ...

The lymphatic system is the body's primary defence against infection and spread of malignant cells. It consists of the spleen, tonsils, thymus, lympnode, lymph vessels and the lightly yellow fluid ...

Background: Lymph node status is the key to determining the prognosis and treatment of cervical cancer. However, it cannot be assessed clinically, and testing for nodal metastasis is controversial. We ...

Postponement of sentinel lymph node biopsy more than 30 days after melanoma diagnosis ... 46.3% underwent delayed SLNB and 19% had positive sentinel lymph nodes (n = 221). Unlike the prior ...

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The impact of preoperative breast biopsy on the risk of sentinel lymph node metastases: analysis of 2502 cases from the Austrian sentinel node biopsy study group. Br J Cancer 91 , 1782–1786 ...

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Melanoma ... Pathological analysis of SLN involved an initial bisection of the node along its hilum after fixation. Then, from each side of the SLN, ...

Lymph node status is the single most important prognostic factor for patients who present with early-stage cutaneous melanoma. 1 It is estimated that approximately 15% to 25% of patients with a ...

The lymphatic system is the body's primary defence against infection and spread of malignant cells. It consists of the spleen, tonsils, thymus, lympnode, lymph vessels and the lightly yellow fluid ...