July 17, 2012 — A thorough lymph node examination can enhance the detection of unexpected metastatic disease in patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but current practices are ...

Examining more carefully the lymph nodes to which colorectal cancer is most likely to have spread may improve the accuracy of colon cancer staging and spare some patients the cost and toxicity of ...

Mediastinal lymph node (MLN) metastasis connotes a poor prognosis. Yet, some NSCLC resections in the US do not include MLN examination. Methods: We analyzed SEER data from 1998 to 2002 to quantify the ...

If fewer than 12 nodes were identified on first examination, a second attempt to locate lymph nodes was performed by the pathologist or pathology assistant with the assistance of the pathologist. This ...

Examination of ticklish patients may be difficult. Strategies for examining ticklish patients have been reported in the fields of pediatric neurology (i.e., using the Chaddock maneuver in ...

After a breast cancer operation, the removed tumour is always examined, as its subtype can provide an indication of how aggressive the disease is. The patient's lymph nodes are not analysed in the ...

Examining a specific number of lymph nodes after colon cancer surgery, a measurement that has been recommended as a quality indicator for hospitals, is not associated with length of patient ...

Lymph node examination process. Lymph nodes larger than 4 mm were sliced into four pieces (A), and lymph nodes sized 4 mm or less were cut into two pieces (B).

Examination of regional lymph nodes by sentinel node biopsy and molecular analysis provides new staging facilities in primary cutaneous melanoma. J Invest Dermatol 2000;114:637–642.

An ultrasound scan shows the size and shape of a lymph node when it is not clear in a physical examination. For example, ultrasound scans may help identify cancerous growths on lymph nodes.