When a tumor develops, it creates a structure around itself called the tumor stroma, within which blood and lymphatic vessels ...

N1 Single lymph node metastasis, 2 cm or less in greatest dimension N1 Single regional lymph node metastasis in the true pelvis (hypogastric, obturator, external iliac or presacral lymph node ...

Cancer a life-threatening disease can spread or metastasise from its original location to other parts of the body The lungs ...

Every cell in the body normally has its fixed place as part of a tissue structure. Except for a few cell types, such as blood ...

Researchers at the University of Geneva found that an enzyme in these vessels supports immune cells during anti-tumor ...

2). From the lymph nodes, however, there are no direct lymphatic routes to the sites where breast cancer metastases are often found — bone, liver, brain and lungs — so cells in the lymphatic ...

Sometimes it can spread to more than one area. Other common places for melanoma to spread include your: Lymph nodes are part of the lymphatic system. This is a network of thin tubes (vessels) and ...

Stage 3 melanoma can be divided into A, B, C and D depending on if there are: micro satellite, satellite or in-transit metastases cancer cells in one or more lymph nodes Your doctor or specialist ...

Radical cystectomy (RC) is the primary treatment for invasive cases, yet the prognosis remains grim due to lymph node metastasis. Pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) plays a vital role in ...

Therapeutics announces an unprecedented clinical response including resolution of a lung metastasis with stable disease ...