Specific to the right supraclavicular lymph node is the drainage of the mid-section of the chest, esophagus, and lungs, while the left lymph node drains the thoracic duct, the abdomen, and thorax.

Intraoperative frozen section of axillary lymph nodes for the detection of metastatic breast cancer has been controversial because of the labor-intensive techniques necessary to obtain a highly ...

Background: The accuracy of intraoperative frozen section examination to evaluate sentinel lymph node (SLN) in detecting metastasis is important as it determines the further management of axilla.

Lymph node involvement is an important part of breast cancer staging and treatment recommendations. Learn more.

Pamela Kedziera answers: 'How Will I Feel After Lymph Node Dissection?' — -- Question: What are some possible sensations I may feel in my hand and arm after an axillary lymph node dissection ...

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.

Current histopathological staging procedures in colon carcinomas depend on midline division of the lymph nodes with one section of haematoxylin & eosin (H&E) staining only. By this method, tumour ...

October 21, 2011 (Las Vegas, Nevada) — The vast majority of lymph node infarction cases are associated with past or future malignancy, according to a study presented here at the American Society ...

Cross-section through a lymph node (IMAGE) University of Würzburg. Caption. The ... Follicular B cells are shown in magenta, the lymph node capsule and lymphatic vessels in blue.