Lymph node (LN) metastases correspond with a worse prognosis in nearly all cancers, yet
the occurrence of cancer spreading from LNs remains controversial. Additionally, the …

PURPOSE Thin melanomas (T1;≤ 1 mm) constitute 70% of newly diagnosed cutaneous
melanomas. Regional node metastasis determined by sentinel node biopsy (SNB) is an …

Importance Through the Choosing Wisely campaign, surgical specialties identified 4 low-
value breast cancer operations. Preliminary data suggest varying rates of deimplementation …

Cancer patients have a shorter life expectancy because of metastasis, which is the dynamic
chain of events that leads to the spread of tumour cells to distant places inside the body …

Exciting advances in melanoma systemic therapies have presented the opportunity for
surgical oncologists and their multidisciplinary colleagues to test the neoadjuvant systemic …

Aim: Can gene expression profiling be used to identify patients with T1–T2 melanoma at low
risk for sentinel lymph node (SLN) positivity? Patients & methods: Bioinformatics modeling …

Detection of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) is critical to guide the treatment of breast cancer.
However, distinguishing metastatic SLNs from normal and inflamed lymph nodes (LNs) …

Background Regional lymph node (LN) acts as a pivotal organ for antitumor immunity.
Paradoxically, tumor-draining LNs (TDLNs) are usually the first site of tumor metastasis in …

Tumor lymphangiogenesis is accompanied by a higher incidence of sentinel lymph node
metastasis and shorter overall survival in several types of cancer. We asked whether tumor …

Simple Summary Despite the increasing incidence of melanoma in the United States, few
studies have compared tumor and clinical characteristics of cutaneous melanoma by …