Axillary lymphadenopathy occurs when your underarm (axilla) lymph nodes grow larger in size. It typically resolves on its own, but may sometimes occur with more serious causes. Finding a lump or ...

Targeted axillary dissection (TAD) is a relatively new breast cancer procedure. It allows surgical oncologists to specifically locate a lymph node that contained cancer before chemotherapy, remove it ...

A total of 751 women clinically node negative post-NACT underwent LAS (excision of lymph node [LN] and fat below first intercostobrachial nerve). Of these women, 730 also underwent SNB by dual ...

Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD: Several weeks ago, I saw a new patient, a woman in her early 50s who reported "swelling in my armpit." In the past week, she had noted that tissue in the upper outer quadrant of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Intraoperative pathology assessment led to increased use of both axillary lymph node dissection and axillary ...

Armpit pain is a common complaint that can have many causes, from mild muscle injuries to swollen lymph nodes and severe skin infections. In most cases, armpit pain isn't a reason to worry, but it can ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN ANTONIO — Omission of completion axillary lymph node dissection did not increase recurrence among patients ...

The enlargement of your lymph nodes, cysts, infection, or irritation from shaving or deodorant use could cause a lump under your armpit. In some cases, it may indicate a serious underlying health ...

A study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology determined that the main risk factor for breast cancer-related lymphedema in patients with positive axillary lymph nodes is the type of axillary ...

"In addition, survival rates after 44 months in these patients were excellent," said Dr Van Hemert. "The overall survival rate was 95%, and 89% of patients survived without a recurrence of invasive ...

Dye is injected into the breast, one to four of the nodes is identified with a probe and removed to see if cancer cells are present. Lymph nodes are small organs, typically ranging from the size of a ...

Patients with lymph node-positive breast cancer may still avoid extensive axillary surgery if they have clear nodes after systemic therapy, data from a prospective registry showed. Patients with clear ...