Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with clinically node-negative, hormonal receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative early-stage breast cancer did not compromise regional control or ...

SLNB surgery is used to determine whether a patient’s melanoma has spread to the lymph node; the procedure has the potential for complications and returns a biopsy that is negative for metastatic ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Patients with early breast cancer who skipped axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) lived just as long as those who underwent sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), the randomized INSEMA ...

Omitting SLNB in older patients with early-stage, HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer showed similar safety and efficacy to performing the procedure. The BOOG 13-08 trial demonstrated comparable ...

A Key Player in Cancer Diagnosis When someone receives a cancer diagnosis, one of the very first questions on every doctor’s mind is: has it stayed put, or has it begun to make its way through the ...

Results from the PHENIX-I trial support skipping pelvic lymphadenectomy in women with early cervical cancer who have a negative sentinel lymph node biopsy. Omitting pelvic lymphadenectomy in these ...

Melanoma's i31-SLNB test result more accurately identifies patients at low and high risk of sentinel lymph node (SLN) positivity than the Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA) nomogram Patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Armando E. Giuliano, MD, will receive the 2025 William L. McGuire Memorial Lecture Award. Giuliano is being ...

Removal of armpit lymph nodes can leave many breast cancer patients with lingering lymphedema, a painful and unsightly swelling of the arm. For patients with clinical stage I and II melanoma, smoking ...

Study data also show that using certain DecisionDx-Melanoma test results in conjunction with current guidelines can reduce the number of SLNB procedures performed, particularly in patients with a low ...