The procedure targets the first draining lymph nodes, reducing unnecessary removal if these nodes are cancer-free. Effective systemic therapies have enhanced patient outcomes, supporting the shift to ...
Intraoperative frozen biopsy and sentinel lymph nodes technique have not shown sufficient accuracy to avoid extended lymphadenectomy, due to the significant rates of skip lymphatic metastasis.
The average adult has more than 800 lymph nodes that filter lymph and contain immune cells that fight infection. The largest clusters of lymph nodes are found in the neck, armpit, chest, upper abdomen ...
Lymph is the fluid in your lymphatic system. Blood reaches tiny capillaries that have small holes in them to let some of the fluid escape or seep out into the tissues. Along with the fluid are some ...
The inclusion criteria were as follows: 1) underwent thyroidectomy combined with unilateral or bilateral CND or modified radical neck dissection; 2) preoperative biopsy confirmed by pathology thyroid ...