"Persistent headaches. A family member had headaches that became migraines, then blurry vision, then paralysis on the left side of her body. Brain tumor." View Entire Post › ...

Breast cancer patients with nanometastases, classified as node negative, have poor prognosis. Should they be treated with adjuvant chemo? Study limits and practical concerns preclude this conclusion.

Swollen lymph nodes in the armpit indicate that your body is responding to infection, injury, or disease. Learn what they look like and when to see a doctor.

Lymphatic Mapping and SLN Biopsy The histologic status of the axillary nodes is the single most important predictor of outcome for breast cancer patients. Traditionally, axillary dissection has ...

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy was adopted for the staging of the axilla with the assumption that it would reduce the risk of lymphedema in women with breast cancer. This study was undertaken to ...

This useful study presents a biologically realistic, large-scale cortical model of the rat's non-barrel somatosensory cortex, investigating synaptic plasticity of excitatory connections under varying ...

Axillary lymph node levels I-III were contoured by a single physician according to the RTOG breast contouring atlas. The previously generated radiotherapy plans, each to deliver a prescribed dose ...