A surgical procedure in which the lymph nodes in the armpit (axillary_nodes) are removed and examined; often used to determine if breast cancer has spread to the axillary_nodes.
See Also:
* My Life with Lymphedema and lymphoma
* Arm or leg swelling after cancer
Cervical cancer, breast, ovarian cancer
Secondary Lymphedema in the cancer patient
Hodgkins Disease or Hodgkins Lymphoma