Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (아시아태평양암예방학회)
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Accuracy of Sentinel Node in Detecting Lymph Node Metastasis in Primary Endometrial Carcinoma

  • Farghali, Mohamed M (Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, and Ahmadi Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) Hospital) ;
  • Allam, Ihab S (Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, and Ahmadi Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) Hospital) ;
  • Abdelazim, Ibrahim A (Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, and Ahmadi Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) Hospital) ;
  • El-Kady, Osama S (Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, and Ahmadi Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) Hospital) ;
  • Rashed, Ahmed R (Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, and Ahmadi Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) Hospital) ;
  • Gareer, Waheed Y (Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, and Ahmadi Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) Hospital) ;
  • Sweed, Mohammed S (Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, and Ahmadi Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) Hospital)
  • Published : 2015.10.06
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Abstract

Background: Endometrial carcinoma is the most common gynecological cancer and its treatment is still controversial, especially in its early stages. There are conflicting data about the efficacy of retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy during abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingoophrectomy treatment. Lymphadenectomy carries a risk of severe complications, especially in women with co-morbidities. Selective lymphadenectomy has been widely employed for staging evaluation of endometrial carcinoma because it is simple and seems to provide reliable data regarding nodal metastasis. This study was designed to evaluate accuracy of sentinel node sampling in detecting lymph node metastasis in primary endometrial carcinoma during staging laparotomy. Materials and Methods: Ninety-three women with endometrial carcinoma at high-risk for nodal metastasis were studied. During laparotomy, methylene blue dye was injected into sub-serosal myometrium, then retroperitoneal spaces were opened and blue lymph nodes within pelvic and para-aortic regions were removed as separate specimens for histopathological examination (sentinel lymph nodes = SLNs). Hysterectomy and selective lymphadenectomy then performed for all women included in this study. Results: Deposition of methylene dye into at least one lymph node was observed in 73.1% (68/93) of studied cases. 18.3% (17/93) of studied women had positive lymph node metastasis and 94.1% (16/17) of them had positive metastasis in SLNs. In this study, SNLs had 94.4% sensitivity and 100% specificity in prediction of lymph node metastasis. Mean number of lymph nodes removed from each case decreased when SLNs biopsy were taken. Conclusions: SLNs are the key lymph nodes in endometrial tumor metastasis and their involvement could be an indicator for whether or not complete systematic lymphadenectomy is needed during staging laparotomy.

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