The enlarged lymph nodes were nontender and firm ... The upper anterior chest wall, at the midclavicular line, showed an area of ulceration 5 cm long and 2 cm wide, with a 5-mm opening, which ...

Mediastinal lymph nodes reside in the center of the chest cavity between the lungs ... abdomen behind the tissues that cover the abdominal wall. These are the nodes to which testicular cancer ...

Chest wall irradiation is commonly used to treat patients with three or fewer cancerous lymph nodes if they have other factors that increase the recurrence of their breast cancer, Kunkler added.

the space between the lung and chest wall is opened decortication of the visceral pleura (membranous outer layer of the lung) is performed. During decortication, the lung is deflated to reduce blood ...

This procedure lets them take a sample of lymph nodes to inspect for cancer cells ... As you heal, you may feel a few kinds of sensations in your arm, breast, or chest wall. Examples are tenderness, ...

SAN ANTONIO — Postmastectomy chest wall irradiation is common for ... no larger than 50 mm with one to three positive axillary lymph nodes, tumors larger than 50 mm with no positive nodes ...