A common technique for determining whether melanoma has spread can be used safely and effectively even in tumors from the head and neck area, according to a new study from the University of Michigan ...

Here, Physician Editor Kathryn Schwarzenberger, MD, FAAD, talks with Christian L. Baum, MD, FAAD, from the Mayo Clinic, about his Dermatologic Surgery paper, "Outcomes of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy ...

Even with prolonging the recruitment phase of the trial, the final analysis included 279 patients instead of the planned 310 patients; hence, although acceptable, the trial was slightly underpowered.

Background A 66-year-old Asian man presented with a tongue ulcer and without palpable metastases to the neck nodes. A thorough clinical examination of the head and neck region did not reveal any other ...

Barcelona, Spain: Using an ultrasound-guided fine needle to biopsy lymph nodes could spare thousands of melanoma patients every year worldwide from having to undergo unnecessary and sometimes ...

Clinico-pathologic correlates of BRAF mutation status in 207 consecutive patients with metastatic melanoma. Phase III, randomized, double-blind study of elesclomol and paclitaxel versus paclitaxel ...

LSU Health Shreveport is offering free head and neck cancer screenings this month while leading national clinical trials ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An 8-year-old girl was seen for right-sided neck pain and an underlying lymph node measuring 2.5 cm with ...

Dick Vitale, the longtime ESPN NCAA college basketball commentator and analyst, said doctors diagnosed him with cancer that was detected after undergoing a biopsy of his Lymph Nodes in his neck. "I ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Here, Physician Editor Kathryn Schwarzenberger, MD, FAAD, talks ...