Potential risks in sentinel lymph node biopsy for cervical cancer: a single-institution pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is an attractive technique that is widely performed in many oncological surgeries. However, the potential risks in SLN biopsy for cervical cancer remains largely unclear.

Methods

Seventy-five patients with histologically confirmed cervical cancer were enrolled between May 2014 and June 2016. SLN biopsies were performed followed by pelvic lymphadenectomies and all resected nodes were labeled according to their anatomic areas. Only bilateral detections of SLNs were considered successful. Patients' clinicopathologic feature, performance of SLN detection, and distributions of lymph node metastases were analyzed.

Results

Of the 75 enrolled patients, at least one SLN was detected in 69 (92.0%), including 33 in bilateral and 36 in

SUBMITTER: Tu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7304089 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature