The removal of some lymph nodes in the armpit, to check whether cancer has spread.

A melanoma that has not spread from its starting point to lymph nodes or other organs.

The area in the chest between the lungs. It contains the heart and large blood vessels, the oesophagus, the trachea and many lymph nodes….

Removal of the lymph glands from a part of the body. Also called a lymph node dissection.

Removal of the lymph glands from a part of the body. Also called a lymph node dissection….

The first lymph node to receive lymph fluid directly from a tumour….

A network of capillaries ducts and nodes that removes excess fluid from tissues, absorbs fatty acids and transports fat, and produces immune cells….

A procedure in which tissue is removed from an organ or lymph node using a needle….

A way to identify the sentinel lymph node by injection of a radioactive substance, blue dye or both near the tumour….