J Korean Med Sci.  2002 Aug;17(4):507-511. 10.3346/jkms.2002.17.4.507.

Sentinel Node Biopsy as an Indicator for Pelvic Nodes Dissection in Early Stage Cervical Cancer

• Rhim CC
• Park JS
• Bae SN
• Namkoong S

• KMID: 1109760
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2002.17.4.507

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of sentinel node frozen biopsy to minimize the extensive pelvic lymph nodes dissection in early stage cervical cancer patients on the basis that the risk of skip metastasis to the paraaortic area is negligible. Twenty-six patients with early stage cervical cancer were enrolled in this study. Technetium-99m colloid albumin (Tc(99m)) was injected intradermally around the tumor for allowing preoperative lymphoscintigraphy and intraoperative hand-held gama probe detection of seninel nodes. For visual detection, isosulfan blue dye was injected into the peritumoral sites before peritoneal opening. Postoperative morbidity and negative predictive value were the endpoints of this study. The 26 patients, ranging in age from 32 to 71 yr, underwent intraoperative sentinel nodes mapping. All the patients underwent complete pelvic lymph nodes dissection including para-aortic nodes. There was one case with positive non-sentinel nodes despite the negative sentinel node by frozen biopsy (negative predictive value, 95.2%). This new technique of sentinel node mapping is safe and simple to perform. Further clinical trials using the combination of Tc(99m) and isosulfan blue dye are warranted and this technique will make a true advance for less aggressive management of patients with early stage cervical cancer.

Keyword

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; Cervix Neoplasms

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
*Lymph Node Excision
Lymph Nodes/pathology/radionuclide imaging/*surgery
Middle Aged
Pelvic Neoplasms/*pathology/radionuclide imaging/surgery
Pelvis
Predictive Value of Tests
Rosaniline Dyes/metabolism
Sensitivity and Specificity
*Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin/diagnostic use
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/*pathology/radionuclide imaging/surgery