... fluid cytology for malignant cells, including immature teratoma; (4) lymph nodes positive for malignant cells, including immature teratoma; (5) peritoneal ...

... contralateral portal vein or hepatic artery involvement. N2 = Four or more positive lymph nodes from the sites described for N1. M0 = No ... posterior pancreatoduodenal, and portal vein lymph nodes. N2 = Four or more positive lymph nodes from the sites described for N1. M1 = Distant ...

... mucosa but not into the muscularis propria). N2a = Four to six regional lymph nodes are positive. M0 = No distant metastasis by imaging, etc.; no ... through the muscularis propria into pericolorectal tissues. N2a = Four to six regional lymph nodes are positive. M0 = No distant metastasis by imaging, etc.; no ...

... mucosa but not into the muscularis propria). N2a = Four to six regional lymph nodes are positive. M0 = No distant metastasis by imaging, etc.; no ... through the muscularis propria into pericolorectal tissues. N2a = Four to six regional lymph nodes are positive. M0 = No distant metastasis by imaging, etc.; no ...

... pN1c pN1a and pN1b combined. pN2 Metastases in 4–9 axillary lymph nodes; or positive ipsilateral internal mammary lymph nodes by imaging in ... 14% (95% CI, 10%–18%) for women with four or more involved lymph nodes. In an ... positive nodes, radiation therapy reduced locoregional recurrence (2 P [ ...

... this table, Stage IVA1. N3 = Clinically abnormal peripheral lymph nodes; histopathology Dutch grades 3–4 or NCI LN4; clone positive or negative. M0 = No visceral organ involvement. IVB ...

... in esophageal cancer staging at some surgical centers.[ 4 - 6 ] An intergroup trial reported an increase in positive lymph node detection to 56% of 107 evaluable patients with ...

... al 2013 ) shows that in patients undergoing sentinel lymph node biopsy , Breslow thickness is associated with the likelihood of a positive result (see figure 4 ). In those with a Breslow thickness of 0. ...

... 2 on days 1–3 in weeks 1, 4, 7, and 10). Surgery was not standardized for either the primary tumor or the lymph nodes, and 12 patients had close margins, positive margins, or gross residual disease. Twenty-eight patients ...