Friday, November 1, 2013

Lymph Nodes in Rib Cage can be Effective Tool in Treating Mesothelioma Patients

A new study presented at the 15th World Conference on Lung Cancer by researchers from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania suggests that a group of overlooked lymph nodes, called the posterior intercostal lymph nodes, can be an effective tool to tool to stage and ultimately treat patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. Physicians look to lymph nodes to stage essentially all cancers, including mesothelioma. The presence or absence of ...

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