Surgical sponge left in man’s neck after cancer operation caused delay in treatment, other symptoms: Lawsuit
A Chicago-area hospital is being sued by a former patient after he claimed that the surgeon who operated on him left a surgical sponge in his neck.
Cancer patient suffered for months until surgical sponge found inside him, suit says
His chemotherapy treatment was delayed as doctors attempted to figure out the cause of his pain, an Illinois attorney says.
Breast cancer patients can safely avoid extensive removal of lymph nodes if they respond well to systemic treatment
The axillary recurrence rate in the 115 patients (53%) who required further lymph node removal was 3.5%, with an overall ...
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Removing lymph nodes for testicular cancer (retroperitoneal lymph node dissection)
You might have surgery to remove lymph nodes in your tummy (abdomen). These are called the retroperitoneal lymph nodes. This operation is called a retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. This is a ...
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Surgery for Breast Cancer
This surgery is also called a simple mastectomy. Modified radical mastectomy This surgery combines a total mastectomy with the removal of axillary (underarm) lymph nodes. You’ll need this surgery if ...