Preoperative pelvic lymphoscintigraphy is of limited usefulness for sentinel lymph node detection in cervical cancer

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 96-99

  Vieira, Sabas C ^b,c   Sousa, Rodrigo B ^b   Tavares, Marília B A C ^b   Silva, Jeany B ^b   Abreu, Benedita A L ^a   Santos, Lina G ^a,b   da Silva, Benedito B ^b   Zeferino, Luiz C ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE BRAGA   (Portugal)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Lymphoscintigraphy; Patent blue dye; Radionuclide; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 67649831390     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.03.025     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Malur S., Krause N., Köhler C., and Scheneider A. Sentinel lymph node detection in patients with cervical cancer. Gynecol Oncol 80 (2001) 254-257
2. 99m Tc-phytate. Gynecol Oncol 97 2 (2005) 588-595
3. Di Stefano A.B., Acquaviva G., Garozzo G., et al. Lymph node mapping and sentinel node detection in patients with cervical carcinoma: a 2-year experience. Gynecol Oncol 99 (2005) 671-679
4. 99m Tc phytate and patent blue. Gynecol Oncol 94 (2004) 528-532
5. Lande J., Torrenga B., Raijmakers P.G.H.M., et al. Sentinel lymph node detection in early stage uterine cervix carcinoma: a systematic review. Gynecol Oncol 106 (2007) 604-613
6. Frumovitz M., Coleman R.L., Gayed I.W., et al. Usefulness of preoperative lymphoscintigraphy in patients who undergo radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy for cervical cancer. Am J Obstet Gynecol 194 (2006) 1186-1195
7. Vieira S.C., Zeferino L.C., Silva B.B., et al. Estudo do linfonodo sentinela no câncer do colo uterino com azul patente. Rev Asoc Med Brasil 50 3 (2004) 302-304
8. Plante M., Renaud M.C., Têtu B., Harel F., and Roy M. Laparoscopic sentinel node mapping in early-stage cervical cancer. Gynecol Oncol 91 (2003) 494-503
9. Hauspy J., Verkinderen L., De Pooter C., Dirix L.Y., and van Dam P.A. Sentinel node metastasis in the groin detected by technetium-labeled nanocolloid in a patient with cervical cancer. Gynecol Oncol 86 3 (2002) 358-360
10. Pijpers R., Buist M.R., van Lingen A., et al. The sentinel node in cervical cancer: scintigraphy and laparoscopic gamma probe-guided biopsy. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 31 (2004) 1479-1486
11. Morton D.L., Wen D.R., Wong J.H., et al. Technical details of intraoperative lymphatic mapping for early stage melanoma. Arch Surg 127 (1992) 392-399
12. Ayhan A., Celik H., and Dursun P. Lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy in gynecological cancers: a critical review of the literature. World J Surg Oncol 6 (2008) 53
13. Bats A., Lavoué V., Rouzier R., Coutant C., Kerrou K., and Daraï E. Limits of day-before lymphoscintigraphy to localize sentinel nodes in women with cervical cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 15 8 (2008) 2173-2179
14. Lavoué V., Bats A., Rouzier R., Coutant C., Barranger E., and Daraï E. Sentinel lymph node procedure followed by laparoscopic pelvic and paraaortic lymphadenectomy in women with IB2-II cervical cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 14 9 (2007) 2654-2661
15. Kara P.P., Ayhan A., Caner B., et al. Sentinel lymph node detection in early stage cervical cancer: a prospective study comparing preoperative lymphoscintigraphy, intraoperative gamma probe, and blue dye. Ann Nucl Med 22 6 (2008) 487-494
16. Altgassen C., Hertel H., Brandstädt A., Köhler C., Dürst M., and Schneider A. Multicenter validation study of the sentinel lymph node concept in cervical cancer: AGO Study Group. J Clin Oncol 26 18 (2008) 2943-2951