{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Best Cancers Hospitals","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog","author_name":"drcancer","author_url":"https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog\/author\/drcancer\/","title":"Axillary dissection: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview - Best Cancers Hospitals","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6keZdpIDVS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog\/axillary-dissection-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/\">Axillary dissection: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog\/axillary-dissection-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/embed\/#?secret=6keZdpIDVS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Axillary dissection: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview&#8221; &#8212; Best Cancers Hospitals\" data-secret=\"6keZdpIDVS\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Axillary dissection is a surgery to remove lymph nodes from the armpit area (the axilla). It is most commonly used in breast cancer care to assess or treat cancer spread to nearby lymph nodes. It may also be used in selected cases of melanoma or other cancers that drain to axillary nodes. The information from removed nodes helps guide staging and treatment planning."}