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Quantitative Analysis Of Cadaveric Pelvic Lymph Nodes, Brandon Y. Boeur, Matthew P. Kayal, Jade Johnson, Yuhyun Kang, Kelsey Rice, Alicia Schmidt, Shelley Dicecco May 2021

Quantitative Analysis Of Cadaveric Pelvic Lymph Nodes, Brandon Y. Boeur, Matthew P. Kayal, Jade Johnson, Yuhyun Kang, Kelsey Rice, Alicia Schmidt, Shelley Dicecco

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Introduction: Lymphedema commonly develops as a result of cancer treatments, including surgical removal of lymph nodes (LN). Research suggests there are 500-800 (LN) throughout the body. Deciding how many LN to remove and predicting possible severity of damage can become problematic when the range of LN in one area can vary by 30 LN.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate more precise ranges of pelvic LN within cadaver samples.

Methods: Quantification of LN for number occurred on cadavers simultaneous with DO, PT, and PA students’ dissections. Demographics of the cadavers were 27 female, 16 male, 39 Caucasian, …