Breakthrough research presented at the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting shows that additional lymph node ...

Observational study finds more pathologic nodal upstaging with more nodes sampled ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have developed an artificial lymph node with the potential to treat cancer, according to a new study in mice and human cells. The newly developed lymph ...

You have more than 300 lymph nodes in your head and neck. Cancer can either start in these lymph nodes or spread there from other body parts. Symptoms include swelling, fever, and night sweats. Share ...

Various imaging modalities show low sensitivity for detecting pelvic lymph node invasion prior to surgery in patients with intermediate risk prostate cancer.

Adequate lymph node yield for patients with papillary thyroid cancer is associated with longer operations, longer hospitalization, and higher risk of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and hypocalcemia, ...

Patients with breast cancer that has started to spread to the lymph nodes in the armpit can safely avoid extensive removal of the lymph nodes if their treatment is tailored to their response to cancer ...

Lymph nodes, hundreds of small structures located throughout the body, play a pivotal role in immunity, including anti-tumor immune responses. White blood cells, also known as lymphocytes, reside in ...

Patients with advanced pathologic stage, a higher number of positive lymph nodes, and positive surgical margins had the highest risks of dying from prostate cancer. Lymph node positive (pN1) prostate ...

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 ...

Sam Birchall, lead guitarist in The Lilacs, was just 24 when he was diagnosed with cancer last year.