DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Metastases (regional lymph nodes
Lymph node
A lymph node is a small ball or an oval-shaped organ of the immune system, distributed widely throughout the body including the armpit and stomach/gut and linked by lymphatic vessels. Lymph nodes are garrisons of B, T, and other immune cells. Lymph nodes are found all through the body, and act as filters or traps for foreign particles. They are important in the proper functioning of the immune system. They are packed tightly with the white blood cells called lymphocytes and macrophages. Lymph nodes also have clinical significance. They become inflamed or enlarged in various conditions, which may range from trivial, such as a throat infection, to life-threatening such as cancers...
Metastases (regional lymph nodes - List of case studies
- Melanoma with metastases
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of the trunk. After excision of the lesion, a sentinel lymph node biopsy revealed lymph node involved with multi-focal microscopic ... Any further alternative treatments to prevent metastases and/or relapses of the disease? Therapy recommended ...
- Metastatic melanoma stage IIIC
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and no residual melanoma was identified. After a sentinel lymph node biopsy found to be positive, a completion of node dissection was ... in the left axillary armpit, with suspect metastases . Within the limits of sensitivity and specificity of the method ...
- Multirelapse Squamed Carcinoma of the Skin
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apex. Most recent MRI showed an enhancing lesion and a lymph node concerning for loco-regional recurrent disease. Neck-chest-abdomen ... Eligible pts must have HN cSCC >2cm, regional nodal metastases, peri-neural invasion, or deep invasion and must be candidates for ...