Three-field vs two-field lymphadenectomy in thoracic ESCC patients: a multicenter randomized study (NST 1503) by Yousheng Mao, Shuoyan Liu, Yongtao Han, Shiping Guo, Chun Chen, Shugeng Gao, Anlin Hao, Hongbing Duan, Wentao Fang, Renquan Zhang, Zhentao Yu, Xiangning Fu, Xiaofei Li, Qun Wang, Lijie Tan, Zhigang Li, Yin Li, Zhirong Zhang, Wenqiang Wei, Yan Fang, Donghong Fu, Xudong Wei, Ligong Yuan, Shan Muhammad, Jie He

“…Background: 3-field lymph node dissection (3FL) frequently lead to much more perioperative complications than 2-field lymph node dissection (2FL). …”
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Biomarker Identification for Prostate Cancer and Lymph Node Metastasis from Microarray Data and Protein Interaction Network Using Gene Prioritization Method by Carlos Roberto Arias, Hsiang-Yuan Yeh, Von-Wun Soo

“…Therefore, computational methods are needed to present clues to the biomedical community to explore genes that are more likely to be related to a specific disease as biomarker. …”
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A novel node grade factor based multi-path routing (NGFMR) approach for improved qos in cognitive wireless sensor networks by L․V․R․Chaitanya Prasad, Yedukondalu Kamatham, Dhiraj Sunehra

“…This research addresses these shortcomings by proposing a Node Grade Factor (NGF)-centered, node-disjoint multi-path routing protocols, named NGFMR. …”
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Robot-Assisted Lymph Node-to-Vein Anastomosis: Lessons from the First 22 Cases at a High-Volume Lymphatic Supermicrosurgery Center by Wei F. Chen, David C. F. Cheong, Erica Tedone Clemente, Melis Salman

“…Supermicrosurgical procedures such as lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA) and, more recently, lymph node-to-vein anastomosis (LNVA) have emerged as effective options for fluid-predominant disease. …”
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‘gitana’ (phyloGenetic Imaging Tool for Adjusting Nodes and other Arrangements), a tool for plotting phylogenetic trees into ready-to-publish figures by Cristina Galisteo, Rafael R. de la Haba

“…Moreover, ‘gitana’ performs node comparisons among phylogenies comprising the same taxa to identify conserved branches. …”
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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

“…An isolated lesion of the inguinal lymph nodes is relevantly associated with primary localization of tumors in the pelvis, anal canal, lower abdomen, lower limbs, and more towards in the reproductive system (vulva, vagina and cervix for women, penis for men). …”
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Multifactorial risk stratification for central lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a predictive model integrating clinical and tumor characteristics by Huaiyu Yang, Liyuan Wei, Jiaxin Qian, Wensheng Liu

“…The clinical prediction model established based on these critical risk factors can provide a more accurate reference standard for clinical decision-making in practice.…”
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Development of a risk model for predicting cervical lymph node metastasis in major salivary gland carcinomas utilizing clinicopathological and ultrasound features by Huan-Zhong Su, Ji-Chao Lin, Long-Cheng Hong, Yu-Hui Wu, Feng Zhang, Kun Yu, Xiao-Dong Zhang, Zuo-Bing Zhang

“…Abstract Objectives Cervical lymph node (CLN) status is an important factor for the patients with major salivary gland carcinomas (MSGCs) with respect to the surgical methods, prognosis, and recurrence. …”
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Microsatellite Status, Tumor Budding, CD3 and CD8 T Cell Densities in Relation to Invasiveness, Lymph Node Involvement in Colorectal Adenocarcinoma by Rebecca Noerjani Angka, Aru Wisaksosno Sudoyo, Nurjati Chairani Siregar, Wifanto Saditya Jeo, Melva Louisa, Demak Lumban Tobing

“…There was also no significant relationship between MMR status with differentiation, location, depth of invasion, lymph node involvement, and TB.…”
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Microsatellite Status, Tumor Budding, CD3 and CD8 T Cell Densities in Relation to Invasiveness, Lymph Node Involvement in Colorectal Adenocarcinoma by Rebecca Noerjani Angka, Aru Wisaksosno Sudoyo, Nurjati Chairani Siregar, Wifanto Saditya Jeo, Melva Louisa, Demak Lumban Tobing

“…There was also no significant relationship between MMR status with differentiation, location, depth of invasion, lymph node involvement, and TB. …”
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Breast Imaging: Correlation Between Axillary Lymph Nodes Apparent Diffusion Coefficient and Pathological Lymphovascular Invasion in Patients With Invasive Breast Cancer by Ahmad M. Mounir, Farah Ahmed Shokeir, Ghada H. Abd Elraouf

“…To evaluate the correlation between pre-operative apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of the ipsilateral enlarged axillary lymph nodes (LNs) and presence of LVI on post-operative pathology, in patients with invasive breast cancer. …”
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Determination of lymph node metastasis using quantitative ultrasound elastography of papillary thyroid carcinoma nodule: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Alisa Mohebbi, Saeed Mohammadzadeh, Mohammad Ghaffari, Afshin Mohammadi, Nathalie J. Bureau, Ali Abbasian Ardakani

“…This study aimed to evaluate the discrimination performance of ultrasound elastography (USE) in assessing PTC nodule for determination of cervical lymph node metastasis (CLNM). Methods The protocol was pre-registered at ( https://osf.io/r5tc8 ). …”
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Predicting the immune therapy response of advanced non-small cell lung cancer based on primary tumor and lymph node radiomics features by Dong Xie, Jinna Yu, Cong He, Han Jiang, Yonggang Qiu, Linfeng Fu, Lingting Kong, Hongwei Xu

“…Quantitative imaging features of the maximum primary lung tumors and lymph nodes on contrast-enhanced CT imaging were extracted at baseline (time point 0, TP0) and after 2–3 cycles of immunotherapy (time point 1, TP1). …”
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Association between the number of retrieved lymph nodes and demographic/tumour-related characteristics in colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Rui Zhang, Jing Yang, Min Zhang, Qianqian Liu, Min Huang, Yuping Bai, Tingting He, Ziru Zhao, Mengyuan Jiang, Haitong Zhao

“…More lymph nodes were obtained from females than males (OR=1.15, 95% CI (1.04 to 1.28), p=0.006), from the advanced T stage (T3+T4) than T1+T2 stage (OR=1.57, 95% CI (1.25 to 1.97), p<0.001) and from the N2 stage than N0 stage (OR=1.32, 95% CI (1.15 to 1.51), p<0.001). …”
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Prognostic value of the log odds of negative lymph nodes/T stage ratio (LONT) in postoperative esophageal cancer: a SEER-based study by Yanhong Lin, Yanhong Lin, Dinghang Chen, Dinghang Chen, Jieming Lu, Jieming Lu, Yicheng Huang, Yicheng Huang, Ziyang Han, Ziyang Han, Ziyang Han, Ziyang Han, Ziyang Han, Mingqiang Kang, Mingqiang Kang, Mingqiang Kang, Mingqiang Kang, Mingqiang Kang

“…This tool may aid clinical decision-making by enabling more accurate individualized prognosis prediction.…”
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Application of sentinel lymph nodes biopsy tracers for breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in China: A multicenter, real-world study by Fengjiang Qu, Tinghan Jiang, Zhenzhen Liu, Rui Ling, Yi Zhao, Hongjian Yang, Yunjiang Liu, Ke Liu, Jianguo Zhang, Dahua Mao, Jianjun He, Zhigang Yu, Yinhua Liu, Peifen Fu, Jiandong Wang, Hongchuan Jiang, Zuowei Zhao, Xingsong Tian, Zhongwei Cao, Kejin Wu, Ailin Song, Feng Jin, Di Wu, Zhimin Fan

“…Summary: The real-world application of tracers for axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for breast cancer (BC) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in China was unknown. …”
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New Onset of DiabetEs in aSsociation with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (NODES Trial): protocol of a prospective, multicentre observational trial by Péter Hegyi, Andrea Szentesi, Katalin Márta, László Czakó, Noémi Zádori, Dóra Illés, Emese Ivány, Gábor Holzinger, Klára Kosár, M Gordian Adam, Beate Kamlage, Gábor Zsóri, Máté Tajti, Márk M Svébis, Viktor Horváth, Ilona Oláh, Szilárd Váncsa, Bálint Czakó

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Should lymphadenectomy be recommended in radical surgery of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients? A retrospective study by Ruoyu Zhang, Dayong Cao, Min Yang, Jiajun Zhang, Feng Ye, Ning Huang, Mei Liu, Bo Chen, Liming Wang

“…Abstract Purpose Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is an extremely deadly cancer with high recurrence incidence, particularly in patients with lymph node metastasis (LNM). The necessity of lymphadenectomy including lymph node biology (LNB) and dissection (LND) during ICC radical surgery remains debate. …”
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An intradermal inoculation model of scrub typhus in Swiss CD-1 mice demonstrates more rapid dissemination of virulent strains of Orientia tsutsugamushi. by Piyanate Sunyakumthorn, Daniel H Paris, Teik-Chye Chan, Margaret Jones, Alison Luce-Fedrow, Suchismita Chattopadhyay, Ju Jiang, Tippawan Anantatat, Gareth D H Turner, Nicholas P J Day, Allen L Richards

“…Strains of higher virulence resulted in more rapid systemic infection and dissemination in this model. …”
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Three-dimensional localization algorithm of mobile nodes based on received signal strength indicator-angle of arrival and least-squares support-vector regression by Lieping Zhang, Huihao Peng, Jiajie He, Shenglan Zhang, Zuqiong Zhang

“…Node localization is one of the key technologies in the wireless sensor network research field, which is crucial to the high-accuracy localization of mobile nodes, but the positioning error of traditional algorithms such as received signal strength indicator and angle of arrival is more than 4 m, which has almost no practical value. …”
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