The new paper shows that in the mouse T cell function is unperturbed in the absence of lymph nodes, whereas B cell activation and antibody secretion is strongly affected.

Secondary lymphoid tissues, such as lymph nodes and Peyer’s patches, are induced to develop in the sterile environment of the fetus by lymphoid tissue inducer (LTi) cells 3.After birth, hundreds ...

Bilateral Negative Sentinel Nodes Accurately Predict Absence of Lymph Node Metastasis in Early Cervical Cancer: Results of the SENTICOL Study. JCO 29 , 1686-1691 (2011). DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2010.32.0432 ...

A decision tree to predict four or more positive axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer patients with positive sentinel node biopsy: Determining necessity for regional nodal irradiation in the absence ...

Routine SLNB may be used to predict tumor invasion levels and SLN metastasis in patients with EMPD who do not have enlarged lymph nodes.