Sentinel node biopsy helps to diagnose spread of endometrial cancer. A case report.
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol
; 27(4): 440-2, 2006.
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| ID: mdl-17009649
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The sentinel lymph node (SLN) could improve the staging of endometrial cancer. CASE In a patient with endometrial cancer, preoperative lymphoscintigraphy showed a highly radioactive SLN in the left external iliac chain and a radioactive SLN in the right external iliac chain and at the promontory. Intraoperative lymphatic mapping using blue dye and a hand-held gamma probe showed the same nodes, as well as a blue node near the vena cava. Selective removal of these nodes allowed detection of a micrometastasis in the left external iliac node. Pelvic node dissection was performed, and a micrometastasis was found in a left non sentinel iliac node.CONCLUSION:
The presence in our patient of micrometastases in a SLN and in a non-SLN belonging to the same chain confirms the value of SLN detection for diagnosing tumor spread.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias do Endométrio
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Biópsia de Linfonodo Sentinela
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França