Therapeutic and Diagnostic Tactics for Metastases to the Lymph Nodes of the Neck without an Identified Primary Focus by M. I. Sokolova, V. I. Pavlova

“…Overexpression of the P­16 protein in metastatically affected lymph nodes was detected in 70 %, PD­L1 in 48 %, and Epstein­Barr virus (EBV) in 6 %. …”
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Mesenchymal phenotype of CTC-enriched blood fraction and lymph node metastasis formation potential. by Aleksandra Markiewicz, Magdalena Książkiewicz, Marzena Wełnicka-Jaśkiewicz, Barbara Seroczyńska, Jarosław Skokowski, Jolanta Szade, Anna J Żaczek

“…This study analyzed the molecular profile related to metastasis formation potential of CTC-enriched blood fractions obtained by marker unbiased isolation from breast cancer patients without (N-) and with lymph nodes metastases (N+).<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Blood samples drawn from 117 patients with early-stage breast cancer were enriched for CTCs using density gradient centrifugation and negative selection with anti-CD45 covered magnetic particles. …”
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Metastases of squamous cell carcinoma in the lymph nodes of the neck without the revealed primary focus by I. G. Komarov, D. A. Karseladze, A. I. Senderovich, A. I. Karseladze, K. V. Smirnova, M. A. Кrylovetskaya

“…Objective is to identify regularity of metastases distribution of the squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the lymph nodes of the neck without revealed primary focus, as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of various methods of treatment.Materials and methods. …”
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Role of clinical and morphological data in prediction of regional lymph node involvement in early-stage breast cancer by Yu. S. Shatova, L. N. Vashchenko, E. S. Bosenko, S. M. Bakulina, V. N. Kasyanenko, R. G. Luganskaya, N. S. Ratieva

“…Objective: to evaluate the frequency of axillary lymph node metastasis (detected at routine pathomorphological examination) in order to determine the group of patients who do not require lymph node surgery.Materials and methods. …”
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SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY IN PREVENTING REGIONAL RELAPSES IN PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED CUTANEOUS MELANOMA by D. V. Kudryavtsev, G. T. Kudryavtseva, Yu. V. Gumenetskaya, G. A. Davydov, N. A. Oleynik, N. Yu. Dvinskikh, А. L. Starodubtsev

“…In the pLAE group, latent regional lymph node metastases were detected in 10.7% of the patients; and 12.0% more of the patients  developed subsequently regional relapses  in the  intact  lymph nodes.  …”
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Diagnostic value of ICG for sentinel lymph node mapping in patients with stage I endometrial cancer by V. A. Alimov, S. A. Skugarev, D. N. Grekov, E. G. Novikova, D. S. Lantsov, A. M. Danilov, A. V. Sazhina, P. N. Afanasova

“…In the medium-risk group patients (n=94), who underwent hysterectomy with pelvic (n=36) and pelvic + lumbar lymphadenectomy (n=31), lymph node metastases were detected in 4 (11.1 %) and 6 (19.4 %) patients, respectively. …”
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Rectal Cancer and Lateral Lymph Node Staging: Interobserver Agreement and Success in Predicting Locoregional Recurrence by Hüseyin Akkaya, Okan Dilek, Selim Özdemir, Turgay Öztürkçü, Mustafa Gürbüz, Zeynel Abidin Tas, Süleyman Çetinkünar, Bozkurt Gülek

“…The patients were evaluated according to locoregional rectal cancer and lateral lymph node (LLN) staging, and re-staging was performed using MRI images after neoadjuvant treatment. …”
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Assessing the performance of a point-of-need diagnostic algorithm in rapid detection of peripheral lymph node tuberculosis (Mobile-TB-Lab): a diagnostic evaluation study protocol by Dinesh Mondal, Lydia Nakiyingi, Elizabeth Ekirapa Kiracho, Kevin Cassar, Arianna Ceruti, Julius Boniface Okuni, Manfred Weidmann, Bishwajit Bhowmik, Prakash Ghosh, Shaheda Anwar, Martin Siegel, Nishad Tasnim Mithila, Sophie Elisabeth Müller, Farhana Rahman Luba, Rea Maja Kobialka, Bishnu Pada Dey, Syed Nazin Morshed, Cemre Arpa, Md Arko Ayon Chowdhury, Ahmed Abu Saleh, Ahmed Abd El Wahed, Sophie Schneitler

“…Despite the significant burden, the diagnosis of peripheral lymph node(LN)TB, the most prevalent form of extra pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), has been challenging in low resource settings. …”
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THE FIRST EXPERIENCE OF USING LAPAROSCOPIC GAMMA PROBE FOR INTRAOPERATIVE VISUALIZATION OF SENTINEL LYMPH NODES IN GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER by M. O. Ochirov, L. A. Kolomiets, V. I. Chernov, I. G. Sinilkin, A. L. Chernyshova, A. B. Villert, S. V. Molchanov, O. N. Churuksaeva, A. Yu. Kishkina

“…Visualization of sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) is now widely accepted for lymph node (LN) detection using a radioactive lymphotropic trace. …”
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Role of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of cervical lymph node tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance by Sahjid Mukhida, Chanda R Vyawahare, Shahzad Beg Mirza, Nageswari R Gandham, Sameena Khan, Sriram Kannuri, Shalini Bhaumi

“…Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) of lymph node (TB lymphadenitis) is one of the most common forms of extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) whose diagnosis is critically challenging. …”
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy experience in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral mucosa сT1–2N0M0 by F. E. Sevryukov, V. V. Polkin, Yu. A. Panaseikin, M. A. Sigov, R. F. Zibirov, I. A. Bekhtereva, S. A. Ivanov, A. D. Kaprin

“…Among those cases, where metastasis in sentinel lymph nodes were not detected, relapse in regional lymph nodes was developed in 3 (4.35 %) out of 69 cases. …”
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Hyperion Image Analysis Depicts a Preliminary Landscape of Tumor Immune Microenvironment in OSCC with Lymph Node Metastasis by Shang Xie, Xin-Yuan Zhang, Xiao-Feng Shan, Vicky Yau, Jian-Yun Zhang, Wei Wang, Yong-Pan Yan, Zhi-Gang Cai

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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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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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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

“…Age, gender, type of primary malignancy, localization of the lesion, total number of lymph nodes removed in the dissection material, number of metastatic lymph nodes detected in the dissection material, history of SLNB, and the difference in measurements between the operated and non-operated extremity were recorded preoperatively and at the first year postoperatively. …”
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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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Does the Uterine Injection Site Matter for the Pelvic Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Pier Carlo Zorzato, Simone Garzon, Mariachiara Bosco, Filippo Ferrari, Francesca Magni, Rosa Maria Laterza, Antonio Simone Laganà, Francesco Fanfani, Stefano Uccella

“…The cervix and technetium-99m were the injection site and tracer with the highest pooled detection rate. <i>Conclusions</i>: Different uterine injection sites appear to share a common pelvic lymphatic pathway and sentinel lymph node in most cases, consistent with the current practice in endometrial cancer. …”
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Ultrasound diagnosis of cervical levels II–IV lymph node metastasis in patients with first diagnosed papillary thyroid cancer by V. S. Parshin, A. A. Veselova, V. S. Medvedev, S. A. Ivanov, A. D. Kaprin

“…The study objective is to explore the potentialities of ultrasound in the detection of metastasis from papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) to cervical lymph nodes in levels II–IV.Materials and methods. …”
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The clinical significance of the features of the morphological study and immunohistochemical determination of pancytokeratin in the lymph nodes of the central zone in papillary thy... by D.  A. Galushko, H.  G. Asmaryan, N.  V. Melnikova, I.  A. Lazukina

“…However, lymph nodes of the central zone can carry hidden metastases. frequency of such metastases is 22.3–46.7 %. maximally accurate identification of hidden metastases after lymph node dissection remains an important problem.Aim. тo evaluate the effect of histological examination characteristics and immunohistochemical measurement of pancytokeratin level on frequency of detection of papillary cancer hidden metastases in regional lymph nodes of the central zone in patients with clinical stage N0 papillary cancer.Materials and methods. …”
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THE CHOICE OF SURGICAL TACTICS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF PIGMENTED LIMPHOGRAPHY FOR PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED PROXIMAL GASTRIC CANCER by M. O. Maksimov, S. A. Tuzikov, G. N. Strizhakov, E. O. Rodionov, S. V. Miller

“…Peroral pigmented lymphography was shown to be an effective method in detecting lymph node metastases from gastric cancer.  …”
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