
OK to Skip Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Cervical Cancer?
Mar 21, 2025 · In patients with a negative sentinel lymph node biopsy, omitting pelvic lymphadenectomy does not compromise disease-free survival and may improve overall survival, new data showed.
Lymph Node-positive Bladder Cancer - Medscape
The prognostic stratification of patients with positive lymph nodes has been broadly discussed in the current literature and a more extensive pelvic lymph node dissection and thorough pathologic ...
Lymph Node-Positive Bladder Cancer - Page 3 - Medscape
Limited Pelvic Lymphadenectomy This type of node dissection includes only the nodes from the obturator fossa (between the obturator nerve and the external iliac vein) and is associated with small ...
Lymph Node-Positive Bladder Cancer - Page 6 - Medscape
Prognostic Interpretation of Positive Lymph Nodes The presence of lymph node metastasis has a major influence on bladder cancer prognosis.
Pelvic/Para-Aortic Lymphadenectomy May Improve Survival From ...
Mar 11, 2010 · In medium- to high-risk patients with endometrial cancer, systematic removal of pelvic as well as para-aortic lymph nodes may improve survival time vs pelvic lymphadenectomy alone.
MRI Can Identify Metastatic Lymph Nodes - Medscape
Nov 29, 2011 · Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to detect pelvic lymph node metastases in patients with bladder and/or prostate cancer.
Imaging in Prostate Cancer - Page 3 - Medscape
Magnetic resonance examination is also used to identify enlarged pelvic or abdominal retroperitoneal lymph nodes, which may indicate metastatic disease; it can also identify bone metastases and ...
New FIGO Staging for Carcinoma of Vulva, Cervix, Endometrium
IVB Any distant metastasis including pelvic lymph nodes Carcinoma of the Cervix IA1 Confined to the cervix, diagnosed only by microscopy with invasion of < 3 mm in depth and lateral spread < 7 mm
16 Anatomic Mnemonics - Medscape
After supplying the left subclavian artery, the aorta descends into the lower body. There are six major arteries branching from the descending aorta: the celiac trunk, superior mesenteric, renal ...
Treating Rectal Cancer: PROSPECT, PRODIGE, or OPRA?
Jul 6, 2023 · Specifically, these were T4 cancers, enlarged lateral pelvic lymph nodes, extramural vascular invasion, involvement of the meso rectal fascia.