We investigated the role of OCT4 immunohistochemical staining in detecting germ cell tumor lymph node metastases. Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection is important for staging and treatment of ...

Identification of mutations of the SWI/SNF complex gene PBRM1 by exome sequencing in renal carcinoma. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2011 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not ...

Comparison of standard versus high dose of paclitaxel with ifosfamide and cisplatin (TIP) in salvage therapy of germ cell tumors (GCTs). This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2012 ASCO Annual ...

Patients with testicular cancer who have had the cancerous testicle removed may require resection of lymph nodes, depending on the type and extent of disease as defined by imaging and blood markers.

In aggressive lymphomas, inflammatory messengers reprogram the "conductors" of the immune system, causing lymph nodes ...

On the basis of National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines, clinical stage (CS) II seminoma is treated with radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) ...

Being Danvers State Hospital Contributions, No. XVIII, 1912. Papers I-XVII formed the Charles Whitney Page Series, 1910. The present paper is a sequel to Paper VIII of that series. The paper was read ...

Swollen lymph nodes often indicate that the lymphatic system is actively fighting off an infection or illness by accumulating bacteria and dead cells. While swollen lymph nodes can result from ...

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer. This involves using smaller openings in the skin (keyhole surgery) to remove the lymph nodes ...