Routine SLNB may be used to predict tumor invasion levels and SLN metastasis in patients with EMPD who do not have enlarged lymph nodes.

Lymph nodes are small organs that are distributed throughout the body and drain lymph fluid from the tissues. Immune cells reside in lymph nodes and survey the lymph for signs of infection. If a ...

This study, however, was performed on patients with optimal primary cytoreduction, using PET only, and most of the lesions not detected were smaller than 6 mm in size.

Endobronchial ultrasound guided-transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) of mediastinal lymph nodes provides a safe alternative to mediastinoscopy for staging patients with lung cancer.1–5 ...