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- noun surgery The
surgical removal oflymph nodes , usually performed as part of the management ofcancer .
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Examples
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In fact, recent research published in Gynecologic Oncology has found a metastatic cancer detection rate almost three times higher with sentinel lymph node biopsy compared to lymphadenectomy.
CTV News RSS Feed 2010
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As well, a lymphadenectomy is also performed to remove all the lymph nodes in the pelvis.
CTV News RSS Feed 2010
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Pelvic lymphadenectomy (removal of pelvic lymph nodes) may be valuable for staging in endometrial cancer; however, it does not improve survival rates in women with Stage I endometrial cancer, according to the results of a study published in the
unknown title 2009
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In addition to having a worse survival rate, patients operated on by a general surgeon were less likely to undergo preoperative staging with positron emission tomography, less likely to have lymphadenectomy, and less likely to receive neoadjuvant therapy, Dr. Farjah said.
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2009
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Pelvic lymphadenectomy (removal of pelvic lymph nodes) may be valuable for staging in endometrial cancer; however, it does not improve survival rates in women with Stage I endometrial cancer, according to the results of a study published in the
unknown title 2009
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Pelvic lymphadenectomy (removal of pelvic lymph nodes) may be valuable for staging in endometrial cancer; however, it does not improve survival rates in women with Stage I endometrial cancer, according to the results of a study published in the
unknown title 2009
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In addition to having a worse survival rate, patients operated on by a general surgeon were less likely to undergo preoperative staging with positron emission tomography, less likely to have lymphadenectomy, and less likely to receive neoadjuvant therapy, Dr. Farjah said.
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2009
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Cases involving ovary removal were more likely to include lymphadenectomy and adjuvant radiotherapy.
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2009
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Pelvic lymphadenectomy (removal of pelvic lymph nodes) may be valuable for staging in endometrial cancer; however, it does not improve survival rates in women with Stage I endometrial cancer, according to the results of a study published in the
unknown title 2009
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Pelvic lymphadenectomy (removal of pelvic lymph nodes) may be valuable for staging in endometrial cancer; however, it does not improve survival rates in women with Stage I endometrial cancer, according to the results of a study published in the
unknown title 2009
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