The largest randomized trial of its kind to date found noninferior survival and better arm morbidity among patients with breast cancer who did not undergo completion axillary lymph node dissection.

Applies to most patients with one or two positive sentinel lymph nodes ...

Removing lymph nodes during cancer surgery has saved countless lives in many tumor types. Yet recent research is challenging parts of this long-standing practice. Imagine your body's immune defenses ...

Omitting completion axillary lymph node dissection does not increase risk for death for patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer, but it does significantly improve arm distress.Data from ...

Sentinel lymph node biopsy has replaced traditional axillary dissection, minimizing lymphedema risk in breast cancer surgery. The procedure targets the first draining lymph nodes, reducing unnecessary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy can be considered for node-negative, HR-positive, HER2-negative early breast ...

N1 Single lymph node metastasis, 2 cm or less in greatest dimension N1 Single regional lymph node metastasis in the true pelvis (hypogastric, obturator, external iliac or presacral lymph node) N2 ...

Long-term follow-up consistent with earlier report, a hint of benefit in high-grade diseas ...

Apollo Hospitals Chennai, a leader in robotic-assisted cancer care, has performed the world's first Video Endoscopic Inguinal Lymphadenectomy (VEIL) using the Hugo Robotic-Assisted Surgery (RAS) ...

Breakthrough research presented at the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting shows that additional lymph node evaluation is needed during surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to ...

A multicenter study led from Finland has shown that lymph node transfer is a viable treatment for the swelling in the affected limb, a condition known as lymphedema, after breast cancer surgery.