The detection of sentinel lymph nodes in laparoscopic surgery can eliminate systemic lymphadenectomy for patients with early stage endometrial cancer.
Tomohito TanakaYoshito TeraiSatoe FujiwaraYoshimichi TanakaHiroshi SasakiSatoshi TsunetohKazuhiro YamamotoTakashi YamadaMasahide OhmichiPublished in: International journal of clinical oncology (2017)
Patients who underwent laparoscopy with < 50% myometrial invasion and low-grade tumors not only have higher detection rates, but also have lower false negative rates. These patients may avoid systemic lymphadenectomy according to the status of the SLN biopsy.
Keyphrases
- early stage
- lymph node
- low grade
- sentinel lymph node
- laparoscopic surgery
- end stage renal disease
- high grade
- robot assisted
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- lymph node metastasis
- chronic kidney disease
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- real time pcr
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- cell migration
- radiation therapy
- ultrasound guided
- rectal cancer