Lymphadenectomy

From Health Encyclopedia

Used for

lymph node excision

Broader Terms

lymphatic tissue surgery

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Because the American people tend to be very fatty and the pelvic lymphadenectomy is difficult to perform, most rectal cancer patients receive conventional limited resection combined with aggressive chemotherapy and pelvic irradiation.
• The overall rate of complications following inguinal lymphadenectomy is approximately 15%, and 57% following pelvic lymphadenectomy.
• Systematic lymphadenectomy is controversial and should be performed according to the stage of the tumour and the type of management.
• Cervical lymphadenectomy is beneficial for patients with carcinoma of the upper and mid-thoracic esophagus.
• They argue that the benefit of lymphadenectomy is unclear.

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