The following is a summary of "Mediastinal staging lymph node probability map in non-small cell lung cancer,” published in the March 2025 issue of Respiratory Research by Bordas-Martinez et al.

Medically reviewed by Daniel More, MD Allergies occur when your immune system overreacts to allergens like pet dander, pollen ...

Intraoperative frozen biopsy and sentinel lymph nodes technique have not shown sufficient accuracy to avoid extended lymphadenectomy, due to the significant rates of skip lymphatic metastasis.

Lymphocytes are white blood cells that help the body fight infection and disease. The healthy range for an adult is between 1,000 and 4,800 lymphocytes per microliter (µL) of blood. Doctors will ...

Life expectancy for people with metastatic or metastasized lung cancer is low. The 5-year survival rate for small cell lung cancer is 3%, and 8% for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). 25-30% of ...

The Bismuth–Corlette classification system provides an anatomic description of the tumor location and longitudinal extension in the biliary tree (Figure 3). It is limited due to its failure to ...

They can tell you if the symptoms are caused by your treatment and give you advice on how they can be managed. Surgery to remove lymph nodes in the neck (neck dissection) can cause changes in the neck ...

The stage of lung cancer is determined using the TNM classification system, which categorizes the severity of the disease based on three conditions: The size and extent of the primary tumor (T) ...

Neighbors helped Kenny Hurst move the stolen boat back to his home while he waited for the Ewauna Rowing Club to retrieve it.

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a type of cancer that starts in white blood cells (called lymphocytes) in the bone marrow. CLL mainly affects older adults and accounts for about one-third of all ...