Granulomas are groups of inflamed tissue that can affect how organs work. Sarcoidosis occurs most often in the lungs and lymph nodes. But it can occur in almost any organ. Sarcoidosis in the lungs is ...

reported the first case in which the cardiophrenic lymph node (CPLN) was resected via VATS for ovarian ... However, data on the safety and feasibility of thoracic surgery are still limited, and the ...

The accuracy of FDG-PET scans for staging of lymph nodes is too low to replace invasive nodal staging. It is unknown whether the accuracy of integrated FDG-PET/CT scanning makes invasive staging ...

ASCO Guidelines provide recommendations with comprehensive review and analyses of the relevant literature for each recommendation, following the guideline development process as outlined in the ASCO ...

1Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China. 2Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. 3Shanghai Clinical ...

Background: Transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) is an established method for sampling mediastinal lymph nodes to aid in diagnosing lymphadenopathy and in staging lung cancers. Real-time ...

Finding a simple and effective strategy to eliminate tumor metastatic lymph nodes is highly desired in clinical tumor treatment. Herein, we reported a Chinese traditional ink (Hu-ink)-based treatment ...

Retroperitoneal lymph nodes are the nodes at the back of your tummy (abdomen). Sometimes these nodes need to be removed after having chemotherapy. This is called a retroperitoneal lymph node ...

It is made up of fine tubes called lymphatic vessels. These vessels connect to groups of small lymph nodes throughout the body. The lymphatic system drains lymph fluid from the tissues of the body ...