Sentinel lymph node mapping in endometrial cancer: Current evidence and practice
Lina Salman, Maria C. Cusimano, Zibi Marchocki, Sarah E. Ferguson
Abstract
Surgical staging with total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and lymph node assessment is the standard of care for patients with clinical early-stage endometrial cancer. Traditionally, complete pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy (LND) was performed to assess for nodal metastases; however, numerous prospective studies have demonstrated that sentinel lymph node biopsy has similar diagnostic accuracy, and is an acceptable alternative to complete LND. This has led to a paradigm shift in endometrial cancer staging.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineEndometrial cancerLymphadenectomySentinel lymph nodeLymph nodeHysterectomyRadiologyBiopsyStage (stratigraphy)Sentinel nodeCancerGeneral surgeryBreast cancerInternal medicinePaleontologyBiologyEndometrial and Cervical Cancer TreatmentsOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatmentUterine Myomas and Treatments