lymphadenectomy
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Lymphadenectomy, or lymph node dissection, is the surgical removal of one or more groups of lymph nodes. It is almost always performed as part of the surgical management of cancer. In a regional lymph node dissection, some of the lymph nodes in the tumor area are removed; in a radical lymph node dissection, most or all of the lymph nodes in the tumor area are removed.
Key facts
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- Lymphadenectomy
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- Interventions.synonyms
- Lymph node dissection
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Research
75,002 papers- Lymphadenectomy in bladder cancer: a review.Urologia internationalis · 2007
- Current role of lymphadenectomy in gastric cancer surgery.Journal of B.U.ON. : official journal of the Balkan Union of Oncology · 2019
- Point-Counterpoint: Radioisotope-guided Lymphadenectomy for Pelvic Node Staging: The SENTINELLE Study.The Journal of urology · 2023
- Lymphadenectomy for bladder cancer at the time of radical cystectomy.European urology · 2013
- Lymphadenectomy Does Not Improve Cancer-Specific Survival for Colorectal Cancer Patients Underwent Endoscopic Therapy: A Population-Based Retrospective Study.Journal of investigative surgery : the official journal of the Academy of Surgical Research · 2025
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Indications
- With sentinel node biopsy
- With sentinel lymph node mapping
- Complications
- See also
- References
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Lymphadenectomy, or lymph node dissection, is the surgical removal of one or more groups of lymph nodes. It is almost always performed as part of the surgical management of cancer. In a regional lymph node dissection, some of the lymph nodes in the tumor area are removed; in a radical lymph node dissection, most or all of the lymph nodes in the tumor area are removed.
==Indications==
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