The following is a summary of "Mediastinal staging lymph node probability map in non-small cell lung cancer,” published in the March 2025 issue of Respiratory Research by Bordas-Martinez et al.

Lymph nodes are part of the body’s immune system. A swollen lymph node in the armpit may be a sign of a bacterial or viral infection, an injury, or a serious health condition, such as cancer.

Researchers evaluated 2752 lymph node stations noninvasively and 330 stations invasively via EBUS-TBNA or mediastinoscopy. The sensitivity of FDG PET-CT was 89.7% and specificity was 67.5% ...

A 2017 study looked at the regular use of compression sleeves on the later occurrence of lymphedema in women who had axillary lymph node procedures for breast cancer. The procedures included axillary ...

At MSK, breast cancer surgery and breast reconstruction often are done during the same procedure. During surgery, your doctor may also do a lymph node biopsy. This procedure lets them take a sample of ...