CHICAGO — Routine prophylactic central lymph node dissection (PCLND) following total thyroidectomy for low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is not cost-effective unless the recurrence risk of ...

Among these patients, 5,628 (18.7 percent) exhibited pathological signs of advanced disease, such as central lymph node metastasis (8 percent), lateral lymph node metastasis (4.4 percent ...

The body has about 20 to 40 bean-shaped axillary lymph nodes located in the underarm area. These lymph nodes are responsible for draining lymph – a clear or white fluid made up of white blood ...

By careful analysis of more than 200 lymph nodes, Maria Ulvmar's group demonstrates that lipomatosis begins in the central part of the lymph node, known as the medulla, and presents evidence ...

Mediastinal lymphadenopathy is a condition where the lymph nodes in the mediastinum, the central part of the chest cavity between the lungs, become enlarged. Several conditions can cause lymph ...