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 ...

The BOOG 2013-08 trial evaluates whether SLNB can be safely omitted for patients with clinically T1-2N0 treated with ...

Preoperative axillary ultrasound and MRI effectively predict sentinel lymph node status, guiding safe SLNB de-escalation in ...

Tumors, such as melanoma, release nanovesicles called exosomes (gray) that travel and lodge in the lymph nodes. There they corrupt the behavior of lymph cells. The lymphatic vessels (green) branch out ...

However, there is a risk of overuse of SN biopsy in patients with T1b melanoma and overuse of adjuvant therapy in stage IIIA patients. In addition, it would be appreciated if the authors could ...

SAN ANTONIO — Recent findings from the INSEMA trial provided more evidence that omitting axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) does not compromise survival in women with low-risk, early-stage ...

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 ...

The committee considered the heterogeneity and uncertainty in the studies. The committee heard from the clinical specialists on the committee that histopathology practices can vary between hospitals ...

Trends of Utilization of Systemic Therapies for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Canadian Health Care System Lymph node involvement is one of the most important factors influencing recurrence ...

Omitting SLNB in older patients with early-stage, HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer showed similar safety and efficacy to performing the procedure. The BOOG 13-08 trial demonstrated comparable ...