Sentinel lymph nodes biopsy for malignant tumors using Technefit radioactive colloid Technetium 99mTc by Irina Onofriychuk, Aziz Zikiryahodzhaev, Anatoliy Ermakov, Nataliya Ablitsova, Eric Saribekyan, Elena Rasskazova, Gadgimurad Zapirov, Stanislav Mikhailov, Andrey Kaprin, Anna Sukhotko, Serghei Covantsev

“…Aim: The aim of the current study was to develop the technique of radiopharmaceutical preparation (RPP) of Technefit99mTc aimed at examining sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) before surgery. Materials and methods: We performed a series of trials (33 patients). …”
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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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Utility of Axillary Reverse Mapping (ARM) and Incidence of Metastasis in Arm Draining Lymph Nodes in Patients with Breast Cancer by Pramit Kumar, Parneet Singh, Hardik Veerwal, Bina Ravi, Manishi L. Narayan

“…Objective Lymphedema of the upper limb is the most common complication in patients with breast cancer, who require axillary lymph node (LN) dissection. Proposition of identifying upper limb draining LN and preserving it, during axillary dissection can reduce significant postoperative morbidity, but it has the risk of inadequate oncological resection. …”
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The Role of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Width and Radiotherapy in Axillary Vein Pathologies and Psychophysical Outcomes in Breast Cancer by Mujdat Turan, Ibrahim Burak Bahcecioglu, Sumeyra Guler, Sevket Baris Morkavuk, Gokhan Giray Akgul, Sebnem Cimen, Elif Ayse Ucar, Ebru Umay, Mehmet Mert Hidiroglu, Yasemin Ozkan, Mutlu Sahin, Kerim Bora Yilmaz

“…This study aimed to determine and compare the physiological and pathological changes that develop in the axillary venous structures in patients who underwent axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) and sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). …”
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The analysis of overall survival and estimation of survival prognostic factors in patients diagnosed with renal cancer metastases to lymph nodes by D. V. Semyonov, R. V. Orlova, V. I. Shirokorad, S. V. Kostritsky

“…To systematically identify and evaluate prognostic factors impacting overall survival (OS) in patients diagnosed with lymph node metastases of renal cell carcinoma.Materials & methods. …”
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Expression heterogeneity of ABC-transporter family genes and chemosensitivity genes in gastric tumor, carcinomatosis and lymph node metastases by M. M. Tsyganov, I. A. Tsydenova, V. A. Markovich, M. K. Ibragimova, E. O. Rodionov, S. A. Tuzikov, N. V. Litvyakov

“…To evaluate expression heterogeneity of ABC-transporter genes and chemosensitivity genes in gastric tumor, carcinomatosis and lymph node metastases.Materials and methods. Overall 41 patients with disseminated gastric cancer stage IV with carcinomatosis of peritoneum were included in the investigation. …”
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A Predictive Nomogram for Development of Lymph Node Metastasis in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Following Neoadjuvant Therapy by Garrett K. Harada, MD, Steven N. Seyedin, MD, Olivia Heutlinger, BS, Armon Azizi, BS, Audree Hsu, BS, Arash Rezazadeh, MD, Michael Daneshvar, MD, MS, Greg E. Gin, MD, Edward M. Uchio, MD, Giovanna A. Giannico, MD, Jeremy P. Harris, MD, Aaron B. Simon, MD, PhD, Jeffrey V. Kuo, MD, Nataliya Mar, MD

“…Purpose: Pelvic lymph node metastases (ypN+) after multiagent neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is a poor prognostic sign in nonmetastatic muscle-invasive bladder cancer (nmMIBC). …”
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Added value of pretreatment CT-based Node-RADS score for predicting survival outcome of locally advanced gastric cancer: compared with clinical N stage by Yan Sun, Lu Wen, Wang Xiang, Xiangtong Luo, Lian Chen, Xiaohuang Yang, Yanhui Yang, Yi Zhang, Sanqiang Yu, Hua Xiao, Xiaoping Yu

“…Abstract Objectives The Node Reporting and Data System (Node-RADS) offers a reliable framework for lymph node assessment, but its prognostic significance remains unexplored. …”
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THE LONG-TERM RESULTS OF OCCULT BREAST CARCINOMA TREATMENT by T. V. Kuklenko

“…Five-year distant recurrences of disease among groups of our patients who had had lymph node metastasis status as N2 in I and II group had been allocated as 66,6% and 51,6% respectively (p=0,04). …”
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A clinical feasibility study of a photoacoustic finder for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer patients: A prospective cross-sectional study by Moongyu Han, Young Joo Lee, Junho Ahn, Sunghun Nam, Minseong Kim, Jeongwoo Park, Joongho Ahn, Hanyoung Ryu, Youngseok Seo, Byullee Park, Dooreh Kim, Chulhong Kim

“…The sentinel lymph node (SLNb) is generally performed using radioisotopes, blue dyes, or both to improve false negative rate. …”
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy guided by indocyanine green dye in endometrial cancer patients: literature review and clinical experience by A. V. Kochatkov, N. S. Kharlov

“…The purpose of the study was to assess the feasibility and safety of using the technique of intraoperative sentinel lymph node (slN) detection guided by indocyanine green dye in endometrial cancer patients.Material and methods. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LYMPHEDEMA AFTER AXILLARY DISSECTION FOR MALIGNANT SKIN TUMORS OF UPPER EXTREMITY AND NUMBER OF LYMPH NODES REMOVED by Elif Gündeş, Erol Kozanoğlu, Aytaç Alten, Hayri Ömer Berköz, Rıfat Atilla Arıncı

“…The study examined the number of lymph nodes removed in the dissection materials to evaluate the factors that may predict the development of lymphedema. …”
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The necessity and advantages of personified neck lymph node dissection in T1-2N0M0 oral mucosa cancer. A pathway to radical surgery by G. Margolin, A. М. Mudunov, I. M. Gelfand, Yu. V. Alymov, A. A. Akhundov, S. О. Podvyaznikov, M. N. Narimanov, T. N. Zabotina, E. N. Zakharova

“…The study objective is to investigate the causes of insufficient efficiency of neck lymph node dissection and possibilities of its improvement in cancer of the oral mucosa without clinically detectable metastases.Materials and methods. …”
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Improved diagnostics of “concealed” metastases in patients with сТ1–2N0М0 oral squamous cell carcinoma by A. M. Mudunov, I. M. Gelfand, M. A. Kropotov, A. A. Akhundov, S. O. Podvyaznikov, A. S. Vilkova, A. V. Dubinina, M. E. Bilik, S. M. Kaspshik, A. S. Krylov

“…Morphological examination reveals concealed metastases in 20 % of removed clinically unaffected lymph nodes.Objective – to evaluate the effectiveness of flow cytometry for detection of concealed metastases in sentinel lymph nodes as an indication for cervical lymph node dissection in patients with stage сT1–2N0M0 oral squamous cell carcinoma.Materials and methods. …”
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Relationship between the BRAF V600E and tumor size, lymph node, and distant metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma by Edmond Rukmana Wikanta, Yan Wisnu Prajoko, Benny Issakh, Hermawan Istiadi, Dik Puspasari

“…A significant difference in the expression of BRAF V600E with enlargement of the lymph node (p=0.011) by 60.7% was observed compared to those without enlarged lymph nodes. …”
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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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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EXPRESSION OF ERG/ PBOV1 PROTEINS AND LYMPH NODE METASTASIS AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ACINAR ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE by N. V. Bezgodova, S. V. Vtorushin, M. V. Zavyalova

“…The purpose of the study was to analyze the expression of ERG and PBOV1 genes in acinar prostatic adenocarcinoma and evaluate their relationship with morphological characteristics and lymph node metastases. Material and methods. Surgical specimens from 85 patients with stage T1–3N0–3M0 prostate cancer were morphologically studied using standard techniques. …”
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vNOTES retroperitoneal sentinel lymph node dissection for endometrial cancer staging: First multicenter, prospective case series by Jan Baekelandt, Astrid Jespers, Daniela Huber, Levon Badiglian‐Filho, Andrea Stuart, Linus Chuang, Oudai Ali, Alexander Burnett

“…The aim of this study is to determine the feasibility of a retroperitoneal vNOTES approach to sentinel lymph node dissection for staging of endometrial cancer. …”
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SPECIFIC FEATURES OF GATA3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EXPRESSION AND LYMPH NODE METASTASIS IN LUMINAL BREAST CANCER by S. V. Vtorushin, D. V. Vasilchenko, К. Y. Khristenko, N. V. Krakhmal, I. V. Stepanov, М. V. Zavyalova, E. M. Slonimskaya, S. V. Patalyak

“…Low GATA3 expression was associated with a high risk of lymph node metastases, while high GATA3 expression was associated with the absence of lymph node metastases. …”
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Colorectal Carcinoma: Local Tumor Staging and Assessment of Lymph Node Metastasis by High-Resolution MR Imaging in Surgical Specimens by Ichiro Yamada, Norio Yoshino, Akemi Tetsumura, Satoshi Okabe, Masayuki Enomoto, Kenichi Sugihara, Jiro Kumagai, Hitoshi Shibuya

“…To assess the accuracy of high-resolution MR imaging as a means of evaluating mural invasion and lymph node metastasis by colorectal carcinoma in surgical specimens. …”
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