Photodynamic therapy (PDT) and diagnosis (PDD) is of increasing interest in oncology, especially in gynaecologic malignancies as well as in patients with breast cancer. Photodynamic therapy and PDD ...

Microscopic image of prostate cancer that has spread to a patient's lymph node ...

A new study shows that molecular analysis of a very small tissue sample can identify hidden melanoma metastases in lymph nodes. The presence of melanoma in the lymph nodes is the single most important ...

A new method to keep human lymph node tissue alive and functioning outside the body for several days could give researchers a much clearer view of how our immune system responds to infections, ...

Cutting-edge medical technology company launches the first-ever, automated tool for lymph node dissection to support cancer staging for patients with solid tumors ITHACA, N.Y., Nov. 28, 2023 ...

If cancer is suspected, a biopsy of lymph node tissue is taken and sent for microscopic analysis in a laboratory. A biopsy is also taken if the adenopathy does not resolve after three to four weeks.

Hidden inside every organ, microscopic fibers form a scaffolding that quietly shapes how we move, think, and heal. For the ...

Despite recent advances in diagnosing cancer, many cases are still diagnosed using biopsies and analyzing thin slices of tissue underneath a microscope. Properly analyzing these tissue sample slides ...

Which Patients With Microscopic Disease and Rhabdomyosarcoma Experience Relapse After Therapy? A Report From the Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee of the Children’s Oncology Group Authors: Lynn M. Smith, ...