Impact of obesity in the identification of the sentinel lymph node in endometrial cancer: a retrospective, monocentric study and literature review.
Giulio InsalacoGiosuè Giordano IncognitoFortunato GenoveseFerdinando Antonio GulinoLuca RivoliFabio F CiancioGaetano ValentiDalila IncognitoLudovico CarboneMarco PalumboPublished in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2024)
SLN detection in obese patients requires great care, as obesity may alter the sensitivity of the technique.
Keyphrases
- sentinel lymph node
- endometrial cancer
- obese patients
- bariatric surgery
- weight loss
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- lymph node
- early stage
- roux en y gastric bypass
- type diabetes
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- high fat diet induced
- gastric bypass
- weight gain
- healthcare
- case report
- palliative care
- squamous cell carcinoma
- adipose tissue
- physical activity
- skeletal muscle
- radiation therapy
- pain management
- real time pcr
- rectal cancer
- body mass index
- label free
- health insurance
- sensitive detection