Sentinel lymph node biopsy versus pelvic lymphadenectomy for early-stage cervical cancer: a retrospective institutional review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the oncologic and survival outcomes in patients diagnosed with early-stage cervical cancer who underwent both sentinel lymph node (SLN) and pelvic lymphadenectomy (PLD) compared with those who underwent SLN alone at primary surgery.

Methods

From 2001 to 2022, women who underwent SLN biopsy for nodal staging were recruited. The group of women who underwent SLN biopsy and PLD (SLN + PLD group) was compared with the group who underwent SLN mapping alone (SLN group).

Results

210 patients were evaluated (98 and 112 in each group). The overall SLN detection rate was 97.6%. Lymph node involvement was detected in 23 patients (11%), and the rate of positive SLN increased from 6.2 to 11% after final pathological examination. At a median follow-up of 80 mon

SUBMITTER: Martin TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12414009 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature