Kosty, medical director of thoracic oncology at Scripps MD Anderson ... stage 1 tumors and/or have begun to spread to nearby lymph nodes Stage 3: typically has spread to lymph nodes located ...

If you've been hopping between arms for booster shots, a new study suggests that your lymph nodes remember exactly where you first got jabbed and perform far better when you return to that same arm.

Some lymph nodes are typically removed when the operation is done for a cancer. The incisions are closed with sutures and a drainage tube is typically left in for one night. After the surgery, ...

Additionally, lymph node dissection, a process of removing lymph nodes to assess or manage disease, is also performed. Once the tumor is removed, reconstruction of the pericardium (sac around the ...