or multiple lymph nodes, none more than 5 cm in greatest dimension N2 Multiple regional lymph node metastasis in the true pelvis (hypogastric, obturator, external iliac or presacral lymph node ...

These nodes often become swollen due to gastroenteritis (stomach flu) but are also sometimes affected by inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and lymphoma. Pelvic lymph nodes are situated in the lower ...

to undergo bilateral standard lymphadenectomy (dissection of lymph nodes on both sides of the pelvis) or extended lymphadenectomy involving removal of common iliac, presciatic, and presacral nodes.

The lymph nodes are small glands that are part of your immune system. They contain white blood cells and are responsible for ...

In addition, there are multiple FDG avid lymph nodes along the pelvic wall bilaterally (arrows), left paraaortic nodal basin (arrow A), right inguinal lymph node (arrow B). The findings are ...

Removing additional lymph nodes, as compared with standard removal of lymph nodes on both sides of the pelvis, did not improve disease-free or overall survival in patients with muscle-invasive bladder ...

During the procedure, once the surgical team determined there was no evidence cancer had spread to lymph nodes beyond the standard lymphadenectomy area (the pelvic cavity), patients were ...

In 2013, Mary Lou Polo was given just a week to live. She had stage IV ovarian cancer, and her chances of survival were grim.

CT of the thorax, abdomen and pelvis revealed multiple subcentimeter (up to 4 mm in size) retroperitoneal lymph nodes and enlarged bilateral obturator and external iliac lymph nodes (up to 1.2 ...

The buildup of lymph, a fluid your body makes, happens when lymph vessels or nodes that the fluid travels through are missing, damaged, or removed. There are two types of lymphedema: primary and ...

During surgery, your doctor may also do a lymph node biopsy. This procedure lets them take a sample of lymph nodes to inspect for cancer cells. It can be hard to choose between a lumpectomy or ...