Sentences with phrase «surrounding lymph nodes»

Dogs that have surrounding lymph node involvement or multiple tumors usually do not survive or have very short survival times.

Wearing restraining, tight fitting under garments such as wired bras can cause the inability for fluid to be drained from the breast, arms and chest into surrounding lymph nodes.

The cancer Roper was afflicted with affects the soft tissue of the throat behind the mouth, including the palate and surrounding lymph nodes.

Treatment typically involves chemotherapy (using chemicals intravenously to kill cancer cells), radiation therapy (using high - powered X-rays to kill cancer cells), or surgery to remove the breast and surrounding lymph nodes.

«This study is important because it shows that additional radiation to the surrounding lymph nodes provides added benefit to women, particularly those with involvement of the lymph nodes in the axilla,» said Whelan.

«Additional radiation to the surrounding lymph nodes reduced the risk of subsequent recurrence of breast cancer both locally, such as under the arm, and at sites distant from the breast, such as the bone, liver and lung.

That is why it is relatively common for certain forms of cancer, such as breast cancer, to spread to the surrounding lymph nodes.

Malignant tumors can metastasize and spread to the lungs or surrounding lymph nodes, so a chest x-ray and physical inspection of the lymph nodes may be performed with certain types of mmammarytumors.

Sweet Pea was presented to our Oncology department at VRCC in November 2010 with a biopsy confirmed diagnosis of lymphoma affecting the intestinal tract and surrounding lymph nodes.

Cancerous cells can spread to other parts of lungs, surrounding lymph nodes, bones and even the brain.

Tumors, which are more aggressive may metastasize and spread to the surrounding lymph nodes or to the lungs.