510 cases of surgical lymph node biopsies during a five year periode are reviewed with the following conclusionsthe lymph node biopsy constitues 5% of all the surgical biopsies, the cervical and axillary lymph nodes are the most commonly biopsicd nodes due to their easy accessibility and due to the fact that they drain the lymph from many vital organs: the next most commonly biopsied nodes are ...

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, proliferative lung disease, leading to progressive damage of their structure and member the PEComa neoplasm family (perivascular epithelioid cell tumors). In patients, solid-cystic masses described as lymphangioleiomyoma or extrapulmonary LAM (E-LAM) can occur. E-LAM foci have been in mediastinum, supraclavicular lymph nodes, liver, walls small large in...

background: to evaluate the efficacy of color doppler ultrasound (cdus) in differentiating benign and malignant cervical lymph nodes by detecting differences in blood flow patterns. materials and methods: in this cross‑sectional prospective study, 25 untreated patients with clinical evidence of cervical lymphadenopathy were evaluated. cdus was performed for 80 cervical lymph nodes. the gray sca...

in this research,  300  pairs of lymph nodes; prescapular, prefemoral and popliteal were collected from lori – bakhtiari sheep in shahrekord abattoir. the specimens divided in two age groups (6 -12 month and 13 – 18 months) and then length, width and thickness of them were recorded using by caliper. for histological studies, lymph nodes were processed through routine tissue preparation techniqu...

Rapidly progressing necrotic ulcerations and sinuses in specific cutaneous Hodgkin's disease Sir, A 25-year-old gentleman presented with a progressively enlarging swelling over the right side of the neck for seven months. He also had a large fungating ulcer over the right supraclavicular region with extensive edema of the chest wall and right upper limb for three months. He complained of high s...

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the dose distribution and coverage of level Ⅰ-Ⅱ axillary lymph nodes during whole breast tangential field radiotherapy (RT) after breast-conserving surgery in patients with breast cancer. Materials and Methods: The level Ⅰ-Ⅱ axillary lymph node volumes were retrospectively contoured by a single radiation oncologist based on computed tomography...

The most common method of spreading of prostate cancer is via direct invasion to the pelvic organs or vertebral bodies. Supraclavicular lymph node metastasis is uncommon in patients with prostate cancer. Previously researchers have shown that the prognosis after such a presentation is generally poor. We herein present three patients with prostate carcinoma presenting with supraclavicular lymph ...

This brief review defines the various surgical procedures for breast cancer, which are under dispute by laymen and some surgeons, because of lack of controlled comparative studies and differences in classification of stages of breast cancer. The simplest procedure, tylectomy or lumpectomy, consists of resection of the local lesion only. Simple mastectomy refers to removal of the involved mamm...

Received 3/1/2007; revised 4/11/2007; accepted 4/17/2007. For correspondence or reprints contact: Tzu-Chen Yen, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University. 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan. Tel: (886)3-3281200 ext. 2620, Fax: (886)3-2110052, E-mail: [email protected] A 45-year-old woman was a victim of squamous cell c...

A 68-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of hoarseness. A chest X-ray detected an abnormal shadow on the upper right lung. Bronchoscopic examination revealed that the left vocal cord was fixed in the paramedian position, and therefore left recurrent nerve paralysis was suspected. Lymphadenopathy was found in the left supraclavicular area. Chest computed tomography showed tha...