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:
* 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