Pamela Kedziera answers: 'How Will I Feel After Lymph Node Dissection?' — -- Question: What are some possible sensations I may feel in my hand and arm after an axillary lymph node dissection ...

If you have breast cancer, your doctor may recommend that you also have an axillary lymph node dissection done ... a major surgery that does come with a risk of side effects.

R.N. Kedziera answers: 'How to Manage Pain After Lymph Node Dissection?' — -- Question: Are there any measures to help reduce the sensations I may feel in my hand and arm after an axillary ...

An international team of researchers has identified several risk factors for persistent ... if surgeons cut through nerves when performing axillary lymph node dissection to remove their tumor ...

This axillary lymph node dissection is done for severe breast cancer patients. In breast cancer, the risk of cancer cells to spread in the body and nearby parts increases which can complicate the ...

Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. Before the advent of SLN biopsy, axillary dissection ... the level II nodes; it has an accompanying vein whose blue color may be used to identify the nerve.

Targeted axillary dissection (TAD ... may make it possible for the patient to keep more lymph nodes than traditional methods. When the patient can keep more lymph nodes, there is less risk of ...

Opens in a new tab or window CHICAGO -- Routine removal of axillary nodes in breast cancer patients with lymph node involvement does not improve survival or lessen the risk of relapse, a ...

Sentinel lymph node biopsy has replaced traditional axillary dissection, minimizing lymphedema risk in breast cancer surgery. The procedure targets the first draining lymph nodes, reducing unnecessary ...

McGuire discusses how targeted axillary ... by marking affected nodes and performing a sentinel node biopsy while minimizing the removal of unnecessary lymph nodes, thereby reducing the risk of ...

SAN ANTONIO — Omission of completion axillary lymph node dissection did not increase recurrence among patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer who had positive sentinel lymph node ...

A boost of radiotherapy to the tumor bed was generally recommended but could be omitted in patients at lower risk ... lymph-node biopsy alone or completion axillary-lymph-node dissection ...