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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The Association between Body Mass Index and Lymph Node Harvest After Elective Colon Cancer Resections by Jose L. Cataneo, Hanna Meidl, Gaurang Joshi, Michael S. Zhang, Luke Willand, Rami Lutfi, Francisco Quinteros

“…Main Outcomes Measures: The main outcome was adequate lymph node harvest for each BMI group. Secondary outcomes included analysis in laterality of tumors, approach, extent of resection, and identification of risk factors for adequate harvest. …”
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Polymer clip granuloma mimicking lymph node recurrence: a case report by Shiori Kimura, Masaki Honda, Yohei Sanmoto

“…Case presentation A 45-year-old woman who underwent laparoscopic resection for sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma subsequently developed a suspected lymph node recurrence during follow-up. …”
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The role and place of transanal endoscopic resections in rectal cancer by R. P. Nikitenko, V. M. Zaporozhan, K. O. Vorotyntseva, Ye. A. Koichev

“…In group 2, 36 (38.3 %) out of 94 patients had MTS detected intraoperatively in the sentinel lymph nodes which required a low anterior rectal resection with total mesorectumectomy. …”
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Submental Myodermal Flap in Buccal Reconstruction after Extended Combined Resection by N. V. Kovalenko, A. Yu. Nenarokomov, A. I. Ivanov, S. Ye. Tolstopyatov, V. V. Zhavoronkova, A. G. Chukhnin, D. L. Speransky, T. F. Deviatchenko

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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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A report of the frequency of colorectal carcinoma and involved lymph nodes in South-West Iran by Hodjatollah Shahbazian, Yaser Nasuri, Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, Shoaleh Arvandi, Samira Razzaghi

“…Average number of dissected nodes was 8 lymph nodes, and lymph nodes were not found in pathology specimen of 61 cases (10.4%). …”
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SURGICAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH PROXIMAL GASTRIC CANCER WITHOUT ESOPHAGEAL INVASION by F. Sh. Akhmetzyanov, A. H. Kaulgud, F. F. Akhmetzyanova

“…In patients with proximal gastric cancer without esophageal invasion, it is not advisable to perform proximal subtotal gastric resections due to the high frequency of 3b and 4d lymph node metastases. …”
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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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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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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

“…Positive margins were associated with lymph node involvement in 85% of cases, complete resection was associated only in 50% of cases. …”
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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

“…Abstract Introduction The current standard treatment for endometrial cancer is a laparoscopic hysterectomy with adnexectomies and bilateral sentinel node resection. A retroperitoneal vNOTES sentinel node resection has several theoretical potential advantages. …”
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Comparative evaluation of glucose transporter 1 expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma with and without cervical lymph node metastasis by Saeedeh Khalesi, Laleh Maleki, Parnia Mirzaee

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Preoperative assessment in lymph node metastasis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a transformer model based on dual-energy CT by Xia Ding, Wei Xu, Yan Xu, Yongchuang Zhang, Huaxiao Xu, Lin Guo, Lei Li

“…Abstract Background Deep learning(DL) models can improve significantly discrimination of lymph node metastasis(LNM) of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC), but have not been systematically assessed. …”
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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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Frequency of metastasis in sentinel lymph node and its predictors in patients with laryngeal cancer T1-2N0M0 by V. I. Troian, I. O. Sinaiko, O. V. Lobova, O. M. Kostrovskyi

“…The purpose of the work is to establish the frequency of metastatic lesions of the precricoid sentinel lymph node (SNL) in patients with laryngeal cancer T1-2N0M0 and to determine the predictors associated with the metastatic potential of the primary cancer tumor. …”
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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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Pure Well-Differentiated Adenocarcinoma Is a Safe Factor for Lymph Node Metastasis in T1 and T2 Colorectal Cancer: A Pilot Study by Naohisa Yoshida, Masayoshi Nakanishi, Ken Inoue, Ritsu Yasuda, Ryohei Hirose, Yuji Naito, Yoshito Itoh, Tomohiro Arita, Yasutoshi Murayama, Yoshiaki Kuriu, Eigo Otsuji, Akio Yanagisawa, Kiyoshi Ogiso, Takaaki Murakami, Yukiko Morinaga, Eiichi Konishi, Yutaka Inada, Mitsuo Kishimoto

“…Various risk factors for lymph node metastasis (LNM) have been reported in colorectal T1 cancers. …”
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