Lymphadenopathy surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amandeep Singh M.D.[2],Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3]
Overview
Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with lymphadenopathy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either malignancy and an indication of biopsy. It involves removal or aspiration of lymph nodes. They are dissected when the cancer is in an advanced stage.
Indications
- Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with lymphadenopathy. It depends upon the underlying diagnosis. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:[1]
- malignancy
- biopsy required for staging
Surgery
- The feasibility of surgery depends on the underlying diagnosis.
- Surgical care involves open biopsy or aspiration of the lymph node and its removal.
- Lymph nodes are dissected when the cancer is in an advanced stage.[2]