A GCIG international survey: clinical practice patterns of sentinel lymph node biopsies in cervical cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the practice patterns among centers and physicians worldwide regarding sentinel lymph node biopsies (SLNB) in cervical cancer (CC) patients.

Method

A validated 35-item questionnaire regarding SLNB in CC supported by the Gynecologic Cancer Intergroup (GCIG), and sponsored by the North-Eastern German Society of Gynaecologic-Oncology (NOGGO) was sent to all major gynecological cancer societies across the globe for further distribution from October 2015 and continued for a period of 7 months.

Results

One hundred and sixty-one institutions from around the world participated. One hundred and six (66%) of the participants were from university centers and 111 (69%) were gynecologic oncologists. One hundred and fifty-two (97%) performed lymphadenectomy (LNE

SUBMITTER: Vercellino GF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7469255 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature