... Removal of one lymph node is called a biopsy. When many lymph nodes are removed, it is called lymph node sampling or dissection. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerbasics/lymph-nodes-and-cancer
... Nine hundred women participated in the study. Half had just 1 or 2 lymph nodes removed using a procedure called sentinel lymph node dissection. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/expertvoices/post/2011/04/12/lymph-node-surgery-for-breast-cancer-patientse28094can-i-get-by-with-less.aspx
... If there is no cancer in the sentinel node(s), it's very unlikely that the cancer has spread to other lymph nodes, so no further lymph node surgery is ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-treating-surgery
... to 2 or 3 nearby lymph nodes, OR spread of melanoma to nearby skin or toward a nearby lymph node area (without reaching the lymph nodes). ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/skincancer-melanoma/detailedguide/melanoma-skin-cancer-staging
... spread to 1 to 3 axillary lymph nodes and/or tiny amounts of cancer are found in internal mammary lymph nodes on sentinel lymph node biopsy (N1 ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-staging
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancerinmen/detailedguide/breast-cancer-in-men-staging
... To find the sentinel lymph node (or nodes), the doctor injects a small amount of a radioactive substance (and sometimes a blue dye) into the area of ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/skincancer-melanoma/detailedguide/melanoma-skin-cancer-diagnosed
... It has spread to at least one nearby lymph node or into areas of fat near the lymph nodes (N1 or N2). It has not spread to distant sites. Stage IVA. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/detailedguide/colorectal-cancer-staged
... N categories for thyroid cancer. NX: Regional (nearby) lymph nodes cannot be assessed. N0: The cancer has not spread to nearby lymph nodes. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/thyroidcancer/detailedguide/thyroid-cancer-staging
... Still, lymphedema can occur even when only one lymph node or the lymph nodes from only one groin area are removed. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/penilecancer/detailedguide/penile-cancer-treating-surgery
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