REVIEW  THE ROLE OF SENTINEL NODE IN GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS 

Minerva Ginecologica 2020 December;72(6):367-83

DOI: 10.23736/S0026-4784.20.04626-2

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language: English

The role of sentinel lymph node mapping in endometrial carcinoma

Alejandro SODERINI ✉, Valeria DEPIETRI, Martin CRESPE, Yanina RODRIGUEZ, Alejandro ARAGONA

Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Marie Curie Oncologic Hospital, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Endometrial cancer is the most commonly diagnosed gynecological malignancy in developing countries, and the second malignancy after cervical cancer in developing countries. The primary treatment is based on surgical and pathologic staging including extrafascial type A radical hysterectomy bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and pelvic and latero-aortic lymphadenectomy. Minimally invasive surgery is the most widely used technique. Sentinel node biopsy is part of this concept and has reached the management of endometrial cancer. The aim of this review was to describe the history, the different injection techniques and results of sentinel node biopsy, and analyze the future role of this technique in endometrial carcinoma.

KEY WORDS: Sentinel lymph node; Endometrial neoplasms; Surgical procedures, operative