If regional nodes are positive, cervical node dissection is usually done in continuity.

Patients with advanced lesions should have elective lymph node radiation therapy or node dissection.

Local excisional biopsy with or without radiation, inguinal node dissection, or chemotherapy.

One study found that node dissection per se did not significantly add to the overall morbidity from hysterectomy.

Bilateral prophylactic total mastectomy, without axillary node dissection.

Elective regional lymph node dissection is of no proven benefit for patients with stage I melanoma.

Modified radical vulvectomy with inguinal and femoral node dissection.

I first had a mastectomy and axillary node dissection with 2 nodes testing positive for breast cancer, invasive ductal carcinoma.

Removal of pelvic and aortic lymph nodes (lymph node dissection).

Some patients develop lymphedema, as a result of axillary node dissection or of radiation treatment to the lymph nodes.