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Clinical Articles / BY: Valerie C. Doyon, MD January/February 2024
... were allotted error margins of 21% for length and 12% for width to adjust for sample shrinkage.[ 12 ] When ... needle biopsies, 13 lymphadenectomies, 56 sentinel lymph node biopsies, 17 subcutaneous masses, and 15 internal ... for two surgical specimens and four sentinel lymph node biopsies. Incisional biopsies were slightly more ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David F. Schaeffer, MD, FRCPC July/August 2023
... the submucosa (T1) is associated with low rates of lymph node metastases and excellent outcomes. A subset of patients ... through the muscularis mucosae, there is no risk for lymph node metastasis. Therefore, as per the BC Colon Screening ... had at least one traditional serrated adenoma removed.[ 12 ] As seen in other jurisdictions, the sessile serrated ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sympascho Young, MD December 2020
... tissues, which often involves the atrioventricular (AV) node, as evidenced by autopsy findings.[ 5 ] The severity of ... conduction abnormalities, such as sinus bradycardia, sinus node disease, intra-atrial block, atrial fibrillation, ... were observed in 59% and 32% of patients, respectively.[ 12 ] This can make recognition of EM, and by extension, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Colin Mar, MD, FRCPC December 2019
... size, whether less than or more than 15 mm, and lymph node involvement (Objective 4). The 2011 to 2015 data ... was defined as screen-detected if it was diagnosed in the 12 months following an abnormal screening mammogram. All ... density on prognostic factors such as tumor size and lymph node involvement (Objective 4). The 2011 to 2015 data ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Julian Marsden, MD May 2019
... and approval process. Membership Membership data from 12 September 2017 (launch) to 31 August 2018 were exported ... in its early phase of development. Each urban and rural node represents an ED or diagnostic and treatment centre with ... in the diagram does not signify value, the size of each node does. The larger the node the more value respondents ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Connie G. Chiu, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... The estimated risk for patients undergoing axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) is 20%, compared with 5% for sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB).[ 1 ] However, a more clinically ... lymphedema in patients with a history of skin puncture,[ 12 ] although recall bias has since been raised as an issue, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Christine E. Simmons, MD, MSc, FRCPC March 2018
... largely accepted as the standard of care in patients with node-positive or high-risk node-negative breast cancer.[ 3 ] Currently, guidelines ... surgery 3 to 4 weeks after the last dose of chemotherapy.[ 12-14 ] Radiation was then offered to these patients based on ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rebecca Warburton, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... of survival in patients with early stage disease[ 2,11,12 ] and new studies suggest a potential survival advantage ... all patients with invasive breast cancer. Axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) has now been replaced by sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for most patients with clinically ...
Clinical Articles / BY: F. Michelle Sutter, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... is not necessary after mastectomy for DCIS. Invasive node-negative breast cancer   In general, adjuvant ... whole-breast radiation is recommended for patients with node-negative disease who have undergone BCS as this approach ... risk of pneumonitis, which can develop anywhere from 4 to 12 weeks after radiation. This condition presents with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kenneth M. Madden, MD, MSc March 2017
... to 800 mL of blood pools in the lower limb vasculature.[ 12 ] Under normal conditions, a neuroautomomic tachycardic ... or other reasons to avoid worsening volume overload.[ 12 ] An alpha-1 agonist such as midodrine (a vasoconstrictive ... stenosis in older adults) and arrhythmias (usually sinus node disease or heart blocks). Cardiac syncope has a ...