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N1 Single lymph node metastasis, 2 cm or less in greatest dimension N1 Single regional ... cancer patients, who have undergone radical cystectomy, presented with positive lymph nodes at pathologic ...

They'll look for swollen lymph nodes and other symptoms ... your healthcare provider may also check for lung and esophageal cancer (cancer of the esophagus, the food tube) since these cancers ...

Squamous cell cancer ... is inside the esophagus, it has spread beyond the inner layers of the tissue to the outer layers. In the latest substage, it may reach some lymph nodes.

Jim's official diagnosis is stage four esophageal cancer with tumors on his esophagus, abdominal lymph nodes and neck. The family is also awaiting biopsy results to determine whether he has a ...

However, this is not the case for breast cancer or melanoma, where sentinel lymph node (SLN) identification is routine. The SLN could be a possible surrogate for the pathological status of the other ...

The seventh edition of the AJCC Manual classifies the number of lymph nodes (N) positive for regional metastasis into three subclasses. We used the AJCC classification system to characterize the ...