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positive axillary lymph node

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006830

A lymph node in the area of the armpit (axilla) to which cancer has spread. This spread is determined by surgically removing some of the lymph nodes and examining them under a microscope to see whether cancer cells are present.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006830
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006830",
  "term": "positive axillary lymph node",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A lymph node in the area of the armpit (axilla) to which cancer has spread. This spread is determined by surgically removing some of the lymph nodes and examining them under a microscope to see whether cancer cells are present.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/positive-axillary-lymph-node/"
}

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