Outcomes of Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer Treatment in Patients with Lymphedema by Boonyaporn Kotistienkul, Min Yongsuvimol, Nattanit Poungjantaradej, Sitthichoke Taweepraditpol

“… Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the postoperative outcomes of patients with lymphedema treated with vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT). Materials and Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted on 28 patients who underwent VLNT procedures at Siriraj Hospital between 2010 and 2020. …”
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Current Techniques for Detecting Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Vulvar Cancer by Sh. Kh. Gantsev, O. N. Lipatov, K. V. Menshikov

“…One of the important barriers to the spread of the tumour cell population is the lymph nodes. Most oncologists recognize the existence of the so-called sentinel lymph nodes. …”
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Machine learning models for diagnosing lymph node recurrence in postoperative PTC patients: a radiomic analysis by Feng Pang, Lijiao Wu, Jianping Qiu, Yu Guo, Liangen Xie, Shimin Zhuang, Mengya Du, Danni Liu, Chenyue Tan, Tianrun Liu

“…Materials and methods A retrospective analysis of 194 PTC patients who underwent total thyroidectomy was conducted, with 98 cases of cervical lymph node recurrence and 96 cases without recurrence. …”
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Gastroepiploic Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer for Extremity Lymphedema: Tips and Insights from Extensive Clinical Experience by Mirco Pozzi, Davide Di Seclì, Alberto Bolletta, Emanuele Cigna, Chiara Camilloni, Beniamino Brunetti, Paolo Persichetti, Michela Schettino, Luigi Losco, Hung-Chi Chen

“…Conservative treatments often offer limited relief, particularly in severe cases. Vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT), especially using the gastroepiploic lymph node flap, has emerged as a promising intervention. …”
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Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection Before Versus After Radical Cystectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Guilherme Melchior Maia Lopes, Luiz Guilherme Serrão Gimenez, Diogo Souto Santana, Rafael Baldissera Cardoso, Breno Cordeiro Porto, Rodrigo Afonso da Silva Sardenberg, Carlo Camargo Passerotti, José Pinhata Otoch, José Arnaldo Shiomi da Cruz

“…ABSTRACT Purpose: Radical cystectomy (RC) is the standard of care for patients with bladder cancer, and pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) is a pivotal step that can be carried out either before or after RC. …”
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Predictive Value of Positive Surgical Margins after Radical Prostatectomy for Lymph Node Metastasis in Locally Advanced Prostate Carcinoma by Wolfgang Otto, Peter Gerber, Wolfgang Rößler, Wolf F. Wieland, Stefan Denzinger

“…In recent years, however, this viewpoint has changed. Material and Methods. We analysed a single-centre series of 34 patients with suspected locally advanced prostate cancer to establish predictive parameters for lymph node metastasis. …”
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Enhancing Quality of Life: The Effect of Complete Decongestive Therapy on Jordanian Women With Breast Cancer After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection by Shaimaa Shamoun, Muayyad Ahmad

“…All participants had undergone surgical interventions, specifically axillary lymph node dissection (ALND), for breast cancer at a public healthcare facility between February and July 2023. …”
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The diagnostic value of the p16ink marker for verification of tumors of unknown primary site in women with isolated lesion of inguinal lymph nodes. by О. V. Poslavska, I. S. Shponka, H. S. Babiy

“…A retrospective analysis of the histological, morphometric and immunohistological characteristics of the biopsy material of 59 patients with isolated lesions of the inguinal lymph nodes (35 women and 24 men) aged from 20 to 87 years (mean 59.26±15.86; median 62 years) was conducted. …”
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Clinical benefits of enhanced 3D-NEVERview sequence in MRI simulation for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients received radiotherapy by Yuanyuan Li, Yin Zhang, Ran Tang, Anyan Gu, Zhenyu Pan, Guozi Yang, Yaotao Li, Yu Wu, Zhuocheng Li, Lixiang Yang, Zhitao Dai, Xingru Sun

“…Materials and methods Fifty NPC patients with cervical lymph node metastasis were enrolled. …”
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The Role of C11-Choline-PET/CT-Guided Secondary Lymphadenectomy in Patients with PSA Failure after Radical Prostatectomy: Lessons Learned from Eight Cases by Thomas Martini, Roman Mayr, Emanuela Trenti, Salvatore Palermo, Evi Comploj, Armin Pycha, Maria Zywica, Michele Lodde

“…Six of 8 patients had histologically proven lymph node metastases. Four patients showed an initial PSA reduction after LAD, and in 4 patients the PSA increased. …”
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Does adenomyosis influence tumor characteristics and survival in endometrioid-type endometrial cancer?? by Gorkem Ulger, Sevki Goksun Gokulu, Kasim Akay, Hamza Yildiz, Ali Yildizbakan, Tolgay Tuyan Ilhan, Hakan Aytan

“…Conclusions This study demonstrates that adenomyosis is associated with a significant reduction in aggressive tumor characteristics such as myometrial invasion, lymphovascular space involvement, and lymph node metastasis in patients with endometrioid-type endometrial cancer. …”
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Expression of the Hopeful Therapeutic Target CD15 in Women with Breast Cancer by Farah Falah Hasan Farah Falah Hasan, Fatin Ali Fatin Ali, Alaa Qasim Yahya, Ahmad Fawzi Hussain Ahmad Fawzi Hussain

“…Conclusion: CD15 expression was detected in breast cancer cells, with a highly significant association observed between CD15 expression and axillary lymph node metastasis at presentation. CD15 could serve as a prognostic marker as association with axillary lymph nodes reflects negative impact on prognosis and at the same time a promising therapeutic target for patients with breast cancer as blockage of CD15 antigen’s function will result in reduction of the metastatic potential and it could be an immunotherapeutic target. …”
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Methods of Controlling Postoperative Complications after Lymphadenectomy in Patients with Breast Cancer by E. M. Bukin, A. B. Vasin, N. S. Goloshchapova, I. N. Roschin, A. E. Akimova

“…To perform a comparative analysis of techniques for intraoperative control of lymphorrhea in patients during lymph node dissection for breast cancer in Yaroslavl Regional Oncologic Hospital. …”
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Prophylaxis of complications after radical operations in patients, suffering a mammary gland cancer by Yu. O. Vinnyk, V. G. Vlasenko, A. V. Baranova

“…After radical operations with the lymph node dissection in patients, suffering mammary gland cancer, the early morbidity rate is rather high, and mainly connected with lymphovenous drainage outflow. …”
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Chest tuberculosis with mediastinal asymptomatic lymphadenitis without lung involvement in an immunocompetent patient by Pietro Pirina, Valentina Spada, Luigi Santoru, Maria Francesca Polo, Paola Molicotti, Vincenzo Marras, Paolo Cossu Rocca, Sara Canu, Stefania Zanetti, Alessandro Giuseppe Fois

“…We report a case of a young adult man from Senegal affected by sovraclavear and mediastinal TB lymphadenitis, which contains some uncommon elements: no compromised immunity, especially no HIV-infection, no lung lesions, no symptoms of infection or of mediastinum involvement, and rapid response to therapy in terms of mass size reduction. Examination of extra-thoracic lymph nodes and the patient’s characteristics guided our diagnostic process to suspect TB. …”
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Role of Ultrasonography in Monitoring Chemotherapeutic Effects on Primary Thyroid Lymphoma: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Shirong Liu, Ying Fu, Ligang Cui, Shumin Wang, Shi Tan

“…Among the 10 patients with cervical lymph node enlargement, 70% showed reduced lesion sizes and blood flow signals. …”
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ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY DURING CANCER TREATMENT: A CASE REPORT by Z. V. Grigoryevskaya, V. B. Matveev, D. A. Sergeev, I. V. Tereshchenko, V. D. Vinnikova, V. A. Vershinskaya, I. N. Petukhova, N. S. Bagirova, N. V. Dmitrieva

“…On average, 58 % of patients (20–96 %) with pc have a local infection process: tumor decay, the presence of erosion, tumor ulceration, inflammatory changes in regional lymph nodes, etc. During hospitalization nosocomial pathogens may be possible causes of infection in ulcerative lesions.The aim of the study was to present the results of the treatment of tumor ulcer in a patient with penile cancer infected with multiresistant acinetobacter baumannii and klebsiella pneumoniae.Material and methods. …”
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND METAANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF BREAST-CONSERVING SURGERY AFTER NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS by A. R. Bosieva, M. V. Ermoshchenkova, A. D. Zikiryakhodzhayev, N. N. Volchenko

“…One of the main advantages of NACT is the reduction of the tumor size and regression of lymph node metastasis.The aim of the study was to analyze the outcomes of breast-conserving surgery after NACT compared to adjuvant chemotherapy, including the examination of the width of resection margins and the frequency of re-operations, the volume of tissue removed and cosmetic outcomes.Material and Methods. …”
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Combining radiological and radiation oncology expertise in the delineation of hypopharyngeal tumours: potential effects on treatment volumes and patterns of failure by Gabriella Alexandersson von Döbeln, Eva Onjukka, Halla Sif Ólafsdóttir, Sara Jonmarker Jaraj, Mattias Hedman

“…Only 39 % of the original primary tumour GTV and 19 % of the original lymph node GTV were assessed as acceptable. Twelve patients (22 %) had a locoregional recurrence. …”
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Does Music during Image-Guided Procedures Reduce Patient Anxiety Levels? by Fahd Mohamed, Lenon DSouza, Mahesh Mijar

“…Procedures included thoracocentesis, paracentesis, fine needle aspiration cytology and biopsies of the breast, liver, thyroid and lymph nodes. It was performed over a period of 4 months, between September 2020 and December 2020. …”
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