Evidence for disseminated tumor cells in lymphatic vessels afferent to sentinel lymph nodes in patients diagnosed with cervical cancer.

Shadi YounesAndreas M KaufmannNorman HäfnerKatrin BeerLars JansenJuliane SanftGita MallSusan KoopsMatthias DürstAchim Schneider

Published in: Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) (2021)

HPV mRNA indicative of disseminated tumor cells could be detected in lymphatic vessels. The relevance of harvesting lymphatic vessels afferent to SLN in order to increase oncologic safety will have to be investigated in a future prospective study.

Keyphrases

lymph node
sentinel lymph node
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
squamous cell carcinoma
rectal cancer
radiation therapy
mass spectrometry
energy transfer
locally advanced