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What is Stage III rectal cancer?
Any depth or size of tumor associated with regional lymph node involvement
Where are stage I and II malignant melanomas localized to?
Stage I and stage II have no involvement of the regional lymph nodes and are thus localized to the site of origin.
What does involvement of the lymph nodes in a lung cancer patient indicate?
Mediastinoscopy allows a physician to observe and extract a sample from the nodes for further study. Involvement of these lymph nodes indicates diagnosis and stages of lung cancer.
Concern about resectioning regional lymph nodes has led to what intermediary procedure?
Questions related to which patients should have resection of regional lymph nodes have led to an intermediary procedure known as sentinel node mapping and biopsy.
What does T1N2Mo mean?
tumor is present with palpable regional lymph nodes and no metastases
What examinations are necessary once a diagnosis of malignant melanoma has been made?
Once the diagnosis is obtained, careful examination of the patient for regional lymph node involvement should be done. A careful review to uncover any symptoms of widespread disease is also appropriate.
An infection that spreads from its original site to involve the regional lymph nodes is called what?
Lymphadenitis
What does the notation T1N2M0 mean?
Tumor is present with palpable regional lymph nodes and no metastases. Medical Terminology answer.
What is lymph channels?
Lymph channels-- The vessels that transport lymph throughout the body. Lymph is a clear fluid that contains cells important in forming antibodies that fight infection.
What tissues are important in assisting the cardiovascular system by collecting excess tissue fluid?
The lymph system, including lymph nodes and lymph vessels.
What nodes are sometimes removed during a pancreaticoduodenectomy?
This procedure often involves removal of the regional lymph nodes as well.
Breast cancer stagin?
Breast cancer staging is based on the size of the tumor, the involvement of lymph nodes and the presence of metastasis (spreading). It can't just be determined by the size until the other factors are evaluated as well. The presence of lymph node involvement is determined at surgery. Surgery should be scheduled within 4 weeks of detecting a tumor
