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Low power image of a lymph node containing metastatic squamous cell carcinoma, with extranodal extension into perinodal adipose tissue (20x). Copyright Dr Martin Bullock. Reproduced with permission.
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The dataset has been developed for the reporting of lymph node resections from patients with carcinomas and melanomas of the head and neck. This excludes nodal resections for lymphoma and sarcomas. It is not intended for use in reporting lymph node core biopsy or fine needle aspirations. Carcinomas covered by the dataset include squamous cell carci...
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... is measured as the greatest extent of tumour spread perpendicular to the external aspect of the node capsule. The exact site of the latter is subjective, but may be estimated by examination of the remaining intact capsule and contour of the node (Figures 3 and 4). If the greatest extent of ENE is provided, the measurement can be rounded to the nearest millimetre or tenth of a millimetre, as per local convention (keeping in mind that if ENE is more than 2 mm, the measurement should not be rounded down to 2mm). ...
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Lung cancer is the second most common cancer entity and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide despite constant advantages in immune-oncology and personalized medicine. Invasion of the lymphatic and vascular system has been investigated as a risk factor in the past and available data suggested a strong prognostic impact...
