Open AccessOncologic impact of micrometastases or isolated tumor cells in sentinel lymph nodes of patients with endometrial cancer: a meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Natalia R Gómez-Hidalgo,
Pedro T. Ramírez,
Brian Ngo,
S. PérezHoyos,
Noemy Coreas,
José Luís Sánchez-Iglesias,
Sílvia Cabrera,
Sílvia Franco,
Asumpció Pérez Benavente,
Antonio GilMoreno
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical and translational oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1699-3055
pISSN - 1699-048X
DOI - 10.1007/s12094-019-02249-x
Subject(s) - medicine , adjuvant therapy , endometrial cancer , oncology , sentinel lymph node , lymph , english language , adjuvant , lymph node , cancer , gynecology , breast cancer , pathology , linguistics , philosophy
There is a gap in knowledge regarding the impact of micrometastases (MIC) and isolated tumor cells (ITCs) found in the sentinel lymph nodes of patients with endometrial cancer. Here, we present a meta-analysis of the published literature on the rate of MIC and ITCs after lymphatic mapping and determine trends in postoperative management.