Trials evaluating the omission of completion axillary-lymph-node dissection in patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer and sentinel-lymph-node metastases have been compromised by limited ...

Dr. Eva Singletary answers the question: 'What Effect Does Blue Dye Have?' — -- Question: What type of reactions are possible from the blue dye used in sentinel lymph node biopsy? Answer: The ...

Epirubicin and cyclophosphamide (EC) followed by weekly paclitaxel with/without trastuzumab as primary systemic therapy in locally advanced breast cancer: Phase II study No significant financial ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Patients with early breast cancer who skipped axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) lived just as long as those who underwent sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), the randomized INSEMA ...

The intraoperative molecular tests (RD‑100i OSNA system and Metasin test) are used during breast cancer surgery to detect the presence of 1 or 2 biological markers that are associated with metastatic ...

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 ...

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of sentinel node identification in patients with invasive cervix cancer undergoing radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy ...

The Melanoma Institute of Australia (MIA) previously developed a risk calculator for sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis risk to help clinicians and patients with primary cutaneous melanoma decide ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrates that human papillomavirus positivity in cervical cancer is associated with better overall, cancer-specific, and disease-free survival. HPV Types in ...

Methylene blue dye is an accurate and cost-effective single agent for sentinel lymph node mapping in breast cancer. Sentinel node identification rate is a more reasonable target for assessment of ...