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2. Sentinel lymph node - Wikipedia

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   The axillary lymph nodes drain 75% of the lymph from the breasts((uncited)) and so may be the first lymph nodes affected in breast cancer. The sentinel lymph node is the hypothetical first lymph node or group of nodes draining a cancer. In case of established cancerous dissemination it is postulated that the sentinel lymph nodes are the target ...

3. Lymphovascular invasion - Wikipedia

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   The predictive value and prevalence of lymphovascular invasion is strongly dependent on the type of cancer. In other words, LVI in one type of cancer may be much less important than LVI in another type of cancer. Generally speaking, it is associated with lymph node metastases [2] [3] which themselves are predictive of a poorer prognosis. [4]

4. Lymphoma - Wikipedia

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   [3] [13] [14] Diagnosis, if enlarged lymph nodes are present, is usually by lymph node biopsy. [1] [2] Blood, urine, and bone marrow testing may also be useful in the diagnosis. [2] Medical imaging may then be done to determine if and where the cancer has spread. [1] [2] Lymphoma most often spreads to the lungs, liver, and brain. [1] [2]

5. Hodgkin lymphoma - Wikipedia

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   Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a type of lymphoma in which cancer originates from a specific type of white blood cell called lymphocytes, where multinucleated Reed–Sternberg cells (RS cells) are present in the patient's lymph nodes. [2][8] The condition was named after the English physician Thomas Hodgkin, who first described it in 1832. [9][10 ...

6. New rectal cancer treatment may reduce risk of recurrence ...

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   A new treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) ... (post-surgery) setting for those with positive lymph nodes to reduce the risk of metastatic disease. However, often patients did not ...

7. Supraclavicular lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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   Supraclavicular lymph nodes. Supraclavicular lymph nodes are lymph nodes found above the clavicle, that can be felt in the supraclavicular fossa. The supraclavicular lymph nodes on the left side are called Virchow's nodes. [1] It leads to an appreciable mass that can be recognized clinically, called Troisier sign. [2]

8. B-cell lymphoma - Wikipedia

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   The B-cell lymphomas are types of lymphoma affecting B cells. Lymphomas are "blood cancers" in the lymph nodes. They develop more frequently in older adults and in immunocompromised individuals. B-cell lymphomas include both Hodgkin's lymphomas and most non-Hodgkin lymphomas. They are typically divided into low and high grade, typically ...

9. Cancer rates in millennials, Gen X-ers have risen starkly in ...

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   Kaposi sarcoma (a cancer of the blood vessel lining and lymph nodes, only in men) Rates doubled or even tripled for some of these cancers, including kidney, pancreatic and small intestine cancers ...