A surgical procedure in which the lymph nodes in the armpit (axillary_nodes) are removed and examined to find out if breast cancer has spread to those nodes and to remove any cancerous lymph nodes.

See Also:

* Lymphedema

* My Life with Lymphedema and lymphoma

* Axillary node biopsy

* Sentinel node biopsy

* Small Needle biopsy

* Lymphoscintigraphy

* Arm or leg swelling after cancer

* Arm Lymphedema

* Leg Lymphedema

Cervical cancer, breast, ovarian cancer

Secondary Lymphedema in the cancer patient

Kidney and Renal Cancer

Hodgkins Disease or Hodgkins Lymphoma

Gynecological cancer

Leg Lymphedema Gynecological Cancer

Kaposi's Sarcoma

Skin Cancer

Colon Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Melanoma

Male Breast Cancer

Leg Swelling

Arm Swelling

Swelling

Breast Cancer

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