SLN biopsy in cervical cancer patients with tumors larger than 2cm and 4cm.

CONCLUSIONS: If the tracer application technique is adjusted in larger tumors, SLN biopsy can be equally reliable in pelvic LN staging in tumors smaller and larger than 2cm. The bilateral detection rate and false negative rate did not differ in subgroups of patients with tumors<2cm, 2-3.9cm, and ≥4cm.
PMID: 29366509 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Gynecologic Oncology - January 21, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Dostálek L, Zikan M, Fischerova D, Kocian R, Germanova A, Frühauf F, Dusek L, Slama J, Dundr P, Nemejcova K, Cibula D Tags: Gynecol Oncol Source Type: research