Lymph node metastasis is the spread (metastasis) of cancer cells into a lymph node. Lymph node metastasis is different from malignant lymphoma. Lymphoma...

because many types of cancer have a marked tendency to produce lymph node metastasis early in their natural histories. This is particularly true of melanoma...

lymphomas or lymph node metastasis. By size, where lymphadenopathy in adults is often defined as a short axis of one or more lymph nodes is greater than...

superficial inguinal lymph nodes and deep inguinal lymph nodes. The superficial inguinal lymph nodes are the inguinal lymph nodes that form a chain immediately...

Supraclavicular lymph nodes are lymph nodes found above the clavicle, that can be felt in the supraclavicular fossa. The supraclavicular lymph nodes on the left...

The sentinel lymph node is the hypothetical first lymph node or group of nodes draining a cancer. In case of established cancerous dissemination it is...

Lymph node metastases usually precede secondary tumours, i.e. distant metastases. The absence of LVI in the context of proven lymph node metastasis is...

Cervical lymph nodes are lymph nodes found in the neck. Of the 800 lymph nodes in the human body, 300 are in the neck. Cervical lymph nodes are subject...

lymph nodes are struck early. The lungs, liver, brain, and bones are the most common metastasis locations from solid tumors. In lymph node metastasis...

system, a system composed of lymph vessels (channels) and intervening lymph nodes whose function, like the venous system, is to return fluid from the tissues...

growth factor C. Lymph node metastasis is very often associated with several types of human malignancies. Cancer cells’ journey to lymph node takes place largely...

spread to regional lymph nodes Nx: lymph nodes cannot be assessed N0: no regional lymph nodes metastasis N1: regional lymph node metastasis present; at some...

patient without melanoma metastasis. The second image shows a patient with melanoma metastasis inside the sentinel lymph node. In both cases, strong melanin...

control of neck lymph node metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the head and neck. The aim of the procedure is to remove lymph nodes from one side...

(<2 cm) tumors without lymph node metastasis. Larger tumors without lymph nodes had 38% risk of recurrence. Presence of lymph nodes in tumors of any size...

have had local recurrence whereas some demonstrate regional lymph node or osseous metastasis. The rare neoplasms generally do not follow a determinate development...

models for the study of metastasis and solid tumor formation, and were one of the first effective murine tools for metastasis research. These cells readily...

the extent of local invasion, the degree of lymph node involvement and whether there is distant metastasis. Definitive staging can only be done after surgery...

Committee on Cancer's Tumor, Node, Metastasis (TNM) staging system. The size and extent of the tumor (T), spread to regional lymph nodes (N), and distant metastases...

bladder" Regional lymph nodes (pN) "NX: Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed" "N0: No regional lymph node metastasis" "N1: Metastasis in inguinal, mesorectal...

thyroid cancers. It is associated with increased risks of cervical lymph node metastasis, blunted response to radioactive iodine, and increased rates of...

classification (tumor, node, metastasis). This is based on the size of the primary tumor, lymph node involvement, and distant metastasis. TMN evaluation allows...

The inferior mesenteric lymph nodes consist of: (a) small glands on the branches of the left colic and sigmoid arteries (b) a group in the sigmoid mesocolon...

of the cervical lymph nodes (the glands in the neck). The term lymphadenopathy strictly speaking refers to disease of the lymph nodes, though it is often...

afferent lymph vessels, and those that carry it from a lymph node are called efferent lymph vessels, from where the lymph may travel to another lymph node, may...

corticotropic hormone (previously adrenocorticotropic hormone [ACTH]). Bone metastasis is uncommon. Hindgut NETs are argentaffin negative and rarely secrete...

Endoscopic resection is possible if there is a low possibility of lymph node metastasis and the size and location of the tumor make en bloc resection possible...

which leads to lymph nodes, in addition to that it has been shown that CCR7 ligation promotes EMT transition, which is cruicial for metastasis, as it allows...

slightly larger cancers, nearby lymph nodes may be tested for spread (metastasis). Most people are cured if metastasis has not occurred. For those in whom...

size, texture, position, and vascularity of a nodule, accessing lymph nodes metastasis in the neck, and for guiding fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC)...