One of the potential side effects of the Covid-19 vaccine is axillary lymphadenopathy. (Photo by Daniel Garzon Herazo/NurPhoto via Getty Images) There’s a potential side effect with the Covid-19 ...

Skipping standard axillary lymph node dissection led to very low rates of axillary recurrence in patients with node-positive breast cancer who became node-negative following neoadjuvant chemotherapy, ...

The significance of occult metastases in axillary lymph nodes in patients with carcinoma of the breast is controversial. Additional sections were cut from the axillary lymph nodes of 477 women with ...

Axillary lymph node involvement is the best prognostic factor for breast cancer survival. Staging breast cancers by axillary dissection remains standard management and is part of the UK national ...

Targeted axillary dissection (TAD) is a relatively new breast cancer procedure. It allows surgical oncologists to specifically locate a lymph node that contained cancer before chemotherapy, remove it ...

Patients with lymph node-positive breast cancer may still avoid extensive axillary surgery if they have clear nodes after systemic therapy, data from a prospective registry showed. Patients with clear ...

Medically reviewed by Jane Kim, MD You may have swollen armpit lumps due to infections, cysts, or vaccines.In severe cases, ...

Patients with early-stage breast cancer who had cancer detected in a sentinel lymph node biopsy had comparable 10-year recurrence and survival rates following either axillary radiotherapy or axillary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Intraoperative pathology assessment led to increased use of both axillary lymph node dissection and axillary ...

Sentinel lymph node biopsy has replaced traditional axillary dissection, minimizing lymphedema risk in breast cancer surgery. The procedure targets the first draining lymph nodes, reducing unnecessary ...

Minor reactions following Covid-19 vaccination are common, and can include fever, chills, fatigue, body aches, a bump or redness at the injection site, or lymph node swelling. All of these are signs ...

Lymph nodes are part of the lymphatic system, which is a complex network of nodes and vessels. In certain areas of the body, such as the neck, armpit, and groin, lymph nodes sit close to the skin.