Papillary thyroid cancer is associated with a high rate of lymph node metastases, mainly in the form of small metastases in the central compartment. Even when present, these metastases are most often ...

Free methylated DNA in association of clinical signs and circulating blood tumor cells in patients with breast cancer. Background: The incidence and outcome of supraclavicular lymph node metastasis ...

A neck dissection is surgery to remove all or some of the lymph nodes and surrounding tissue from the neck. Lymph nodes are small, round or bean-shaped glands. They remove germs from your body, help ...

June 3, 2008 (Chicago, Illinois) — Acupuncture could be a viable option for reducing pain and dysfunction after neck dissection in head and neck cancer patients, new data suggest. The results of a ...

Locally advanced disease includes advanced T stage (T3 and T4) and advanced neck disease (N2 or greater). In an era of nonsurgical organ preservation approaches, primary and salvage surgery remains an ...

Various conditions can lead to carotid artery neck pain. For instance, some people experience carotidynia, which is inflammation of the blood vessels. Carotid artery dissection can also cause pain in ...