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Jansen A, de Jong A, Hoogendam JP, Baeten IGT, Jürgenliemk-Schulz IM, Zweemer RP, Gerestein CG. Lymphocele following lymph node dissection in cervical and endometrial cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Gynecol Oncol 2023; 170:273-281. [PMID: 36738486 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the proportion and risk factors of lymphoceles and symptomatic lymphoceles after PLND in early-stage cervical and early-stage high or high-intermediate risk endometrial cancer. METHODS Studies reporting on the proportion of lymphocele after PLND were conducted in PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library. Retrieved studies were screened on title/abstract and full text by two reviewers independently. Quality assessment was conducted using the Newcastle Ottowa Scale and the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool. Proportion of lymphocele and possible risk factors were pooled through random-effects meta-analyses. RESULTS From the 233 studies retrieved, 24 studies were included. The pooled proportion of lymphocele was 14% and of symptomatic lymphocele was 3%. Routinely performing diagnostics was associated with a significantly higher proportion of lymphocele compared to diagnostics performed on indication (21% versus 4%, p < 0.01). Laparotomic surgical approach led to a significantly higher proportion of lymphoceles than laparoscopic surgical approach (18% versus 7%, p = 0.05). The proportion of lymphocele was significantly higher when >15% of the study population underwent additional paraaortic lymph node dissection (PAOLND) opposed to <15% (15% versus 3%, p < 0.01). A mean number of lymph nodes dissected of <21 resulted in a significantly higher pooled proportion of lymphoceles opposed to when the mean number was 21 or higher (19% versus 5%, p = 0.02). Other risk factors analysed were BMI, lymph node metastasis, adjuvant radiotherapy and follow up. There was no sufficient data to detect significant risk factors for the development of symptomatic lymphoceles. CONCLUSION The pooled proportion of lymphocele was 14% of which symptomatic lymphoceles occurred in 3%. Significant risk factors for the total proportion of lymphoceles were laparotomic approach, decreased number of lymph nodes dissected and additional PAOLND.
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- A Jansen
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Division of Imaging and Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Division of Imaging and Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Division of Imaging and Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Division of Imaging and Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Imaging and Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Division of Imaging and Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Division of Imaging and Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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LeJeune C, Trozzi R, Mearadji B, Painter R, Amant F. Successful cervical cancer treatment during a monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy in a patient with history of preterm delivery. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2022; 32:1611-1614. [PMID: 36600510 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2022-004068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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- Charlotte LeJeune
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Flanders, Belgium
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- Department of Woman's and Child Health and Public Health Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Lazio, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology; Department of Obstetrics and gynecology, KU Leuven University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Flanders, Belgium .,Center for Gynaecologic Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
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Peng S, Zheng Y, Yang F, Wang K, Chen S, Wang Y. The Transumbilical Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Extraperitoneal Approach for Pelvic and Para-Aortic Lymphadenectomy: A Technique Note and Feasibility Study. Front Surg 2022; 9:863078. [PMID: 35495753 PMCID: PMC9053588 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.863078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BackgroundNowadays, lymphadenectomy could be performed by the transperitoneal or extraperitoneal approach. Nevertheless, each approach has its own advantages and disadvantages. Under these circumstances, we developed a transumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site (TU-LESS) extraperitoneal approach for lymphadenectomy. In this research, the primary goal is to demonstrate the feasibility of the novel approach in systematic lymphadenectomy and present the surgical process step-by-step.MethodsBetween May 2020 and June 2021, patients who had the indications of systematic lymphadenectomy underwent lymphadenectomy via the TU-LESS extraperitoneal approach. This new approach was described in detail, and the clinical characteristics and surgical outcomes were collected and analyzed.ResultsEight patients with gynecological carcinoma were included in the research, including four with high-risk endometrial cancer and four with early-stage ovarian cancer. The TU-LESS extraperitoneal approach for pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy was successfully performed in all patients without conversion. In all, a median of 26.5 pelvic lymph nodes (range 18–35) and 18.0 para-aortic lymph nodes (range 7–43) were retrieved. There was a median of 166.5 min of surgical time (range 123–205). Patients had speedy recoveries without complications. All patients had positive pain responses after surgery, as well as satisfactory cosmetic and body image outcomes.ConclusionOur initial experience showed that it is feasible to perform systematic lymphadenectomy with the TU-LESS extraperitoneal approach. And this new approach may provide a new measure or a beneficial supplement for lymphadenectomy in gynecologic cancer.
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- Shiyi Peng
- Department of Gynecology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Obstetrics, Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Gynecology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Obstetrics, Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Ying Zheng
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- Department of Gynecology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Obstetrics, Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Gynecology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Obstetrics, Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Gynecology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Obstetrics, Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Taiyuan, China
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Extraperitoneal Lymphadenectomy in the Management of Gynecologic Cancer. CURRENT OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY REPORTS 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s13669-015-0124-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sala E, Rockall AG, Freeman SJ, Mitchell DG, Reinhold C. The added role of MR imaging in treatment stratification of patients with gynecologic malignancies: what the radiologist needs to know. Radiology 2013; 266:717-40. [PMID: 23431227 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.12120315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Many treatment options are available to patients with endometrial, cervical, or ovarian cancer. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging plays an important role in the patient journey from the initial evaluation of the extent of the disease to appropriate treatment selection and follow-up. The purpose of this review is to highlight the added role of MR imaging in the treatment stratification and overall care of patients with endometrial, cervical, or ovarian cancer. Several MR imaging techniques used in evaluation of patients with gynecologic malignancies are described, including both anatomic MR imaging sequences (T1- and T2-weighted sequences) and pulse sequences that characterize tissue on the basis of physiologic features (diffusion-weighted MR imaging), dynamic contrast agent-enhanced MR imaging, and MR spectroscopy. MR imaging findings corresponding to the 2009 revised International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics staging of gynecologic malignancies are also described in detail, highlighting possible pearls and pitfalls of staging. With the growing role of the radiologist as a core member of the multidisciplinary treatment planning team, it is crucial for imagers to recognize that MR imaging has become central in tailoring treatment options and therapy in patients with gynecologic malignancies.
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- Evis Sala
- Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital and University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, UK.
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Freeman SJ, Aly AM, Kataoka MY, Addley HC, Reinhold C, Sala E. The Revised FIGO Staging System for Uterine Malignancies: Implications for MR Imaging. Radiographics 2012; 32:1805-27. [DOI: 10.1148/rg.326125519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Pan XY, Lin H, Wang YN, Zhao YW, Cheng JY, Sun AP. Feasibility of laparoscopic extraperitoneal pelvic lymphadenectomy in gynecologic malignancies. Gynecol Oncol 2011; 122:281-4. [PMID: 21632097 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.04.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2011] [Revised: 04/27/2011] [Accepted: 04/30/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of laparoscopic extraperitoneal pelvic lymphadenectomy (LEPL) in gynecologic malignancies. METHODS Twenty-nine women with cervical, ovarian or endometrial cancer underwent laparoscopic extraperitoneal pelvic lymphadenectomy between July 2008 and December 2010. The operating time, nodal yield, blood loss and complications were recorded. RESULTS The number of patients with cervical, ovarian and endometrial carcinoma was 14, 3 and 12, respectively. The median age of patients was 48.9±12.6 years. The median body mass index was 25.6±4.8. Conversion to the transperitoneal laparoscopic approach was necessary in 6 patients for peritoneal tears causing CO(2) gas leakage. Among the remaining 23 patients, the median operating time for laparoscopic extraperitoneal pelvic lymphadenectomy was 69 min (range 50-126 min), and the median estimated blood loss was 20 ml (range 5-105 ml). The median total number of resected nodes was 26 (range 14-42), and complications related to the procedure were rare. CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic extraperitoneal pelvic lymphadenectomy is a feasible and safe procedure. It can be used in gynecologic malignancies.
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- Xiao-Yu Pan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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Park NY, Seong WJ, Chong GO, Hong DG, Cho YL, Park IS, Lee YS. The effect of nonperitonization and laparoscopic lymphadenectomy for minimizing the incidence of lymphocyst formation after radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2010; 20:443-8. [PMID: 20375812 DOI: 10.1111/igc.0b013e3181d1895f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To determine the clinical effect of nonperitonization and laparoscopic lymphadenectomy using bipolar electrocautery after radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer compared with peritonization and open lymphadenectomy using monopolar electrocautery. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a retrospective study of 180 patients who underwent a radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) for cervical cancer from August 1998 to August 2007. The patients were composed of the Peritonization + Laparotomy group (group A; n = 98, 196 PLND) and the Nonperitonization + Laparoscopy group (group B; n = 82, 164 PLND). Group B left the peritoneum in front of the PLND open. Two closed-suction drains were placed at each side of the PLND. RESULTS Group B statistically showed a lesser total amount of lymphatic drainage (P = 0.001), shorter duration of inserted drains (P < 0.001), and shorter length of hospital stay (P < 0.001), compared with group A. The formation of lymphocysts occurred in 30 patients (41 lymphocysts) of group A and 5 patients (5 lymphocysts) of group B. Lymphocyst formation of group B had a statistically lower incidence than that of group A (P < 0.001). Lymphocyst formation was associated with an increase in the total amount of lymphatic drainage in group A (P = 0.090) and group B (P = 0.041) and a pathologic type of adenocarcinoma in group B (P = 0.016). Surgical experiences were not correlated with lymphocyst formation. CONCLUSIONS The omission of peritonization and laparoscopic lymphadenectomy using bipolar electrocautery in early-stage cervical cancer were more effective than peritonization and open lymphadenectomy using monopolar electrocautery in minimizing the incidence of lymphocyst formation.
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- Nae Yoon Park
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea
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Benedetti Panici P, Basile S, Angioli R. Pelvic and aortic lymphadenectomy in cervical cancer: the standardization of surgical procedure and its clinical impact. Gynecol Oncol 2009; 113:284-90. [PMID: 19157526 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2008.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2008] [Revised: 11/23/2008] [Accepted: 12/02/2008] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Cervical cancer ranks as the second most frequent cancer in women in the world, and nodal metastasis seems to be the first step of tumor spread in most cases. Since lymph node involvement is a major prognostic factor in cervical carcinoma, lymphatic spread of cervical cancer has been one of the most studied surgical topics in gynecologic oncology. Traditionally, lymph nodes stations have been accurately analyzed, improving surgical techniques of nodal dissection, which have been more and more intensive during years with the aim of improving survival. Oppositely, on the basis of recent acquisitions in cancer immunology and new anti-cancer immunotherapies and vaccines, the importance of lymph nodes has been recently reconsidered. Unfortunately, lymph node status is still difficult to be assessed pre-operatively with a high level of accuracy, and intra-operatively by sentinel node techniques, which remain inadequate for many aspects according to several gynecologic oncologists. The absence of definitive evidence of survival advantage given by extensive lymphadenectomy in all cervical cancer cases indicates that nodal dissection should be performed on the objective risk of node metastasis in each case. To date, the mainstay of detecting lymph node metastasis is still the histologic evaluation, therefore a proper resection of mostly involved lymph nodes remains a crucial surgical step when treating cervical cancer.
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