Robotic sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping in endometrial cancer: SLN symmetry and implications of mapping failure.
Amanda J StephensJessica A KennardChristine K FitzsimmonsMadhavi ManyamJames E KendrickCharanjeet SinghNathalie D McKenzieSarfraz AhmadRobert W HollowayPublished in: International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society (2019)
The contralateral SLN location concordance rate was 75%. Most SLNs were along the medial external iliac or obturator locations. The rate of positive lymph nodes associated with SLN mapping failure was 16.9%, similar to the overall node-positive rate. The detection of pelvic node metastasis with SLN mapping failure was largely populated with macro-metastases and confirms the necessity of completion lymphadenectomy with mapping failure.