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2. Lymph node biopsy - Wikipedia

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   However, Sentinel lymph node biopsy for evaluating early, thin melanoma has not been shown to improve survival, and for this reason, should not be performed. [1] Patients with melanoma in situ, T1a melanoma or T1b melanoma ≤ 0.5mm have a low risk of cancer spreading to lymph nodes and high 5-year survival rates, so this kind of biopsy is ...

3. Sentinel lymph node - Wikipedia

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   To perform a sentinel lymph node biopsy, the physician performs a lymphoscintigraphy, wherein a low-activity radioactive substance is injected near the tumor. The injected substance, filtered sulfur colloid, is tagged with the radionuclide technetium-99m. The injection protocols differ by doctor but the most common is a 500 μCi dose divided ...

4. I'm A Breast Cancer Doctor. Here's What I Didn't Know - AOL

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   Biopsies of the two biggest masses and the lymph node confirmed breast cancer. I proceeded to undergo bilateral mastectomies and implant reconstruction. I elected to have the uninvolved breast ...

5. Lymphoma - Wikipedia

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   [3] [13] [14] Diagnosis, if enlarged lymph nodes are present, is usually by lymph node biopsy. [1] [2] Blood, urine, and bone marrow testing may also be useful in the diagnosis. [2] Medical imaging may then be done to determine if and where the cancer has spread. [1] [2] Lymphoma most often spreads to the lungs, liver, and brain. [1] [2]

6. Lumpectomy - Wikipedia

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   Sentinel lymph node biopsy is the analysis of a few removed sentinel nodes for the presence of cancerous cells. A radioactive substance is used to dye the sentinel nodes for easy identification and removal. [2] If cancer is detected in the sentinel node then further treatment is needed.

7. Dave Coulier’s Cancer Battle in His Own Words: From His ...

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   Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of cancer that affects the patient’s lymphatic system, with “white blood cells called lymphocytes [that] grow abnormally and can form growths (tumors) throughout