Surgery followed by radiation therapy, indications for which are as follows: Multiple positive nodes.
Surgery followed by radiation therapy is indicated for the following: Multiple positive nodes.
This is called nodal involvement, positive nodes, or regional disease.
On histopathological examination, only one patient had bilateral positive nodes.
In these single-institution case series, the prevalence of positive nodes in patients with T1a tumors ranged from 9% to 16%.
Ms. Bowers learned she had 16 positive nodes.
A year ago I had one positive node in the adrenal gland.
This technique only has therapeutic value in patients with positive nodes.
Previously, only women with 10 or more positive nodes, a very advanced cancer, were routinely given radiation, he said.
Certain factors increase the risk of recurrence, nudging a woman with one to three positive nodes into the higher risk category.