A multicenter study led from Finland has shown that lymph node transfer is a viable treatment for the swelling in the affected limb, a condition known as lymphedema, after breast cancer surgery.

The axillary recurrence rate in the 115 patients (53%) who required further lymph node removal was 3.5%, with an overall ...

A study has shown that lymph node transfer is a viable treatment for the swelling in the affected limb, a condition known as lymphedema, after breast cancer surgery. However, an effective drug to ...

This surgery is also called a simple mastectomy. Modified radical mastectomy This surgery combines a total mastectomy with the removal of axillary (underarm) lymph nodes. You’ll need this surgery if ...

Aging compromises the lymphatic vessels surrounding the brain, disabling waste drainage from the brain and impacting cognitive function. Researchers boosted lymphatic vessel integrity in old mice and ...

Dr. Kandace P. McGuire discusses how targeted axillary staging differs from traditional methods of staging in patients ...

swelling that can result from radiation damage to lymph nodes or their removal as part of cancer treatment. “Hypothetically, it is looking at a major medical need,” says Mark Coles, a researcher at ...

Around one in four women with breast cancer undergo an armpit, or axillary, lymph node removal surgery. The surgery is performed if tests show that the cancer has spread from the breast tissue to ...

Aging compromises the lymphatic vessels (green) in tissue called the meninges (blue) surrounding the brain, disabling waste drainage from the brain and impacting cognitive function. Researchers at ...