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Peiretti M, Altieri A, Candotti G, Fais G, Ungredda A, Mais V, Fanni D, Angioni S. Evaluation of Different Risk Factors for Metastatic Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Endometrial Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:4035. [PMID: 39682221 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16234035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2024] [Revised: 11/07/2024] [Accepted: 11/28/2024] [Indexed: 12/18/2024] Open
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Background/Objectives: This study investigates which demographic, clinical and pathological factors of women with early-stage presurgical EC could be considered risk factors for the presence of different subtypes of metastases in sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs). Methods: This is a retrospective single-center study that collected data between December 2015 and April 2024. EC patients who underwent total hysterectomy with salpingo-oophorectomy and SLN mapping with indocyanine green (ICG) were recorded. Results: Data from 98 women with EC were analyzed. The endometrioid histotype was present in 85 (86%) women, and the non-endometrioid histotype was present in 13 (13%) women. High-grade EC (G3) was present in 21 (21.4%) patients, and low-grade EC (G1-G2) was present in 77 (78.6%) patients. The total number of women with SLN metastasis was 21/98 (21%). Of 21 women, 5 had MAC, 6 had MIC and 10 had ITCs. Conclusions: Preliminary analysis identified three risk factors for nodal involvement: age greater than 67 years, high-grade endometrial carcinomas and myometrial invasion greater than or equal to 50%. Lymphovascular space invasion, histotype 2 and p53 mutation showed a slight, but not statistically significant, tendency to be risk factors for SLN positivity. A deeper analysis with univariate uninominal logistic regression showed that high-grade EC is related to a greater probability of MACs, as shown in other studies, and that low-grade EC (grades 1 and 2) had a strong relationship with low-volume metastasis (LVM); further studies are needed to confirm these results.
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- Michele Peiretti
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Pathology Unit, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
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Buda A, Fruscio R, Mauro J, Imboden S, De Ponti E, Perrone E, Grassi T, Bruno V, Garcia-Pineda V, Taskin S, Restaino S, Siegenthaler F, Casarin J, Raimondo D, Capozzi VA, Vatansever D, Capasso I, Vizza E, Gungor M, Zapardiel I, Papadia A, Taskiran C, Fanfani F, Vizzielli G, Scambia G, Mueller M. The impact of Substantial LYMphovascular space invasion on sentinel lymph nodes status and recurrence in Endometrial Cancer patients: SLYM-EC a multicenter retrospective study. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2024; 50:108731. [PMID: 39418834 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2024.108731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2024] [Revised: 09/16/2024] [Accepted: 09/27/2024] [Indexed: 10/19/2024]
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INTRODUCTION To evaluate the prognostic impact of substantial lymph vascular space invasion (LVSI) on the sentinel lymph node involvement and recurrence rate of patients with apparent uterine-confined endometrial cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS We enrolled consecutive patients with apparent confined endometrial cancer who underwent surgical staging with sentinel node mapping from 14 European reference centers. LVSI was analyzed semi-quantitatively, according to a 3-tiered scoring system classified as absent, focal, and substantial. RESULTS Among 2352 eligible patients, 1980 were included in the analysis. Upon final pathology 226 patients (11.4 %) had SLNs involvement. LVSI was diagnosed focal in 152 patients (7.7 %), whereas 357 patients (18.0 %) showed substantial LVSI. Focal or substantial LVSI rate were significantly higher in patients with positive SLNs when compared to patients without SLNs involvement (p < 0.0001). On overall patient-based analysis, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of LVSI for sentinel lymph node metastases were 73 %, 80 %, 32 %, and 96 %, respectively. The 3-year multivariate analysis of recurrence-free survival showed that only the presence of substantial LVSI, and grade 3 disease were associated with relapse. Neither positive sentinel lymph node, deep myometrial infiltration, nor age at surgery were statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS In patients having undergone sentinel node biopsy, positive LVSI demonstrated moderate sensitivity and reasonable specificity in detecting SLN involvement. LVSI positivity does not correlate with nodal involvement. The presence of substantial LVSI remains a strong independent risk factor for recurrence, indicating a role for potential hematogenous dissemination in patients with early-stage disease.
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- Alessandro Buda
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Michele and Pietro Ferrero Hospital, Verduno, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Division of Gynecology, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Michele and Pietro Ferrero Hospital, Verduno, Italy
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- Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology, Inselspital University Hospital Berne Department of Gynaecology, Bern, Switzerland
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- Medical Physics, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna e del Bambino, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Santa Maria Misericordia Hospital, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology, Inselspital University Hospital Berne Department of Gynaecology, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Filippo Del Ponte' Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Division of Gynaecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology, Inselspital University Hospital Berne Department of Gynaecology, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Acibadem University, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Koc University, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna e del Bambino, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Dipartimento Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna e del Bambino, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Dipartimento Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Rome, Italy
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- Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology, Inselspital University Hospital Berne Department of Gynaecology, Bern, Switzerland
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Bogani G, Lalli L, Casarin J, Ghezzi F, Chiappa V, Fanfani F, Scambia G, Raspagliesi F. Predicting the Risk of nOdal disease with histological and Molecular features in Endometrial cancer: the prospective PROME trial. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2024; 34:1366-1372. [PMID: 38658017 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2024-005416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the role of histopathological and molecular features in predicting the risk of nodal metastases in apparent early-stage endometrial cancer patients undergoing sentinel node mapping. METHODS This is a prospective trial. Consecutive patients with apparent early-stage endometrial cancer, undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and sentinel node mapping, were enrolled. Histological and molecular features were used to predict the node positivity. RESULTS Charts of 223 apparent early-stage endometrial cancer patients were included in this study. Four (1.8%) patients were excluded from this study due to the lack of data about molecular features. Additionally, nine (4%) patients did not meet the inclusion criteria (due to the presence of peritoneal carcinomatosis or bulky nodes (the presence of p53 abnormality correlated with the presence of advanced stage disease (p<0.001)). The study population included 178 (84.8%) and 32 (15.2%) patients with endometrioid and non-endometrioid endometrial cancer, respectively. According to pathological uterine risk factors, 93 (44.3%), 45 (21.4%), 40 (19.1%), and 32 (15.2%) were classified as low, intermediate, intermediate-high, and high-risk, respectively. Using the surrogate molecular classification, 10 (4.8%), 42 (20%), 57 (27.1%), and 101 (48.1%) were included in the POLE mutated, p53 abnormal, MMRd/MSI-H, and NSMP, respectively. Overall, 41 (19.5%) patients were detected with positive nodes. Molecular features were not associated with the risk of having nodal metastases (OR 1.03, 95% CI 0.21 to 5.05, p=0.969 for POLE mutated; OR 0.788, 95% CI 0.32 to 1.98, p=0.602 for p53 abnormal; OR 1.14, 95% CI 0.53 to 2.42, p=0.733 for MMRd/MSI-H). At multivariable analysis, only deep myometrial invasion (OR 3.318, 95% CI 1.357 to 8.150, p=0.009) and lymphovascular space invasion (OR 6.584, 95% CI 2.663 to 16.279, p<0.001) correlated with the increased risk of positive nodes. CONCLUSION Our data suggest that molecular classification does not seem useful to tailor the need of nodal dissection in apparent early-stage endometrial cancer. p53 abnormality predicts the risk of having advanced disease at presentation. Further external validation is needed. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT05793333.
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- Giorgio Bogani
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology and Trial Organization, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Filippo Del Ponte" Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Filippo Del Ponte" Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Women, Children and Public Health Sciences Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Women, Children and Public Health Sciences Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Dinoi G, Ghoniem K, Huang Y, Zanfagnin V, Cucinella G, Langstraat C, Glaser G, Kumar A, Weaver A, McGree M, Fanfani F, Scambia G, Mariani A. Endometrial cancer with positive sentinel lymph nodes: pathologic characteristics of metastases as predictors of extent of lymphatic dissemination and prognosis. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2024; 34:1172-1182. [PMID: 38658020 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2023-005181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES To assess predictors of extensive lymph node dissemination and non-vaginal recurrence in patients with endometrial cancer with positive sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs). METHODS Patients with endometrial cancer who underwent primary surgery with SLN mapping and had at least one positive node between October 2013 and May 2019 were included. Positive SLNs were reviewed, and cases were classified according to the location of the metastasis (extracapsular vs intracapsular), and the size of the largest SLN metastasis (isolated tumor cells, micrometastasis, macrometastasis). Associations were assessed based on fitting logistic regression models and Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS A total of 103 patients met the inclusion criteria: including 36 (34.9%) with isolated tumor cells, 27 (26.2%) with micrometastasis, and 40 (38.8%) with macrometastasis. Notably, 71.4% of patients exhibiting extracapsular SLN metastases had multiple positive SLNs (p=0.008). Extracapsular invasion (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 5.81, 95% CI 1.4 to 23.6) and age (aOR=1.8, 95% CI 1.1 to 3.0) emerged as independent predictors of multiple positive SLNs. Among the 38 patients who underwent a backup pelvic lymphadenectomy, 18 (47.4%) presented with positive pelvic non-SLNs, a phenomenon more prevalent in patients with macrometastasis (p=0.004).Independent predictors of non-vaginal recurrence included SLN macrometastasis (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) 3.3, 95% CI 1.3 to 8.3), non-endometrioid histology (aHR=3.7, 95% CI 1.5 to 9.3), and cervical stromal invasion (aHR=5.5, 95% CI 2.0 to 14.9). Among the 34 patients with isolated tumor cells and endometrioid histology, 3 (9%) experienced a recurrence, all of whom had not received any adjuvant chemotherapy or external beam radiotherapy. CONCLUSION Patients with positive SLN macrometastasis are independently associated with extensive lymphatic dissemination and distant recurrences. The risk of multiple positive SLNs increases with the extracapsular location of the SLN metastasis and with age. Independent uterine pathologic predictors of non-vaginal recurrence are non-endometrioid histology and cervical stromal invasion.
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- Giorgia Dinoi
- Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna e del Bambino, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna e del Bambino, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna e del Bambino, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Cuccu I, Raspagliesi F, Malzoni M, Vizza E, Papadia A, Di Donato V, Giannini A, De Iaco P, Perrone AM, Plotti F, Angioli R, Casarin J, Ghezzi F, Cianci S, Vizzielli G, Restaino S, Petrillo M, Sorbi F, Multinu F, Schivardi G, De Vitis LA, Falcone F, Lalli L, Berretta R, Mueller MD, Tozzi R, Chiantera V, Benedetti Panici P, Fanfani F, Scambia G, Bogani G. Sentinel node mapping in high-intermediate and high-risk endometrial cancer: Analysis of 5-year oncologic outcomes. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2024; 50:108018. [PMID: 38428106 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2024.108018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To assess 5-year oncologic outcomes of apparent early-stage high-intermediate and high-risk endometrial cancer undergoing sentinel node mapping versus systematic lymphadenectomy. METHODS This is a multi-institutional retrospective, propensity-matched study evaluating data of high-intermediate and high-risk endometrial cancer (according to ESGO/ESTRO/ESP guidelines) undergoing sentinel node mapping versus systematic pelvic lymphadenectomy (with and without para-aortic lymphadenectomy). Survival outcomes were assessed using Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazard methods. RESULTS Overall, the charts of 242 patients with high-intermediate and high-risk endometrial cancer were retrieved. Data on 73 (30.1%) patients undergoing hysterectomy plus sentinel node mapping were analyzed. Forty-two (57.5%) and 31 (42.5%) patients were classified in the high-intermediate and high-risk groups, respectively. Unilateral sentinel node mapping was achieved in all patients. Bilateral mapping was achieved in 67 (91.7%) patients. Three (4.1%) patients had site-specific lymphadenectomy (two pelvic areas only and one pelvic plus para-aortic area), while adjunctive nodal dissection was omitted in the hemipelvis of the other three (4.1%) patients. Sentinel nodes were detected in the para-aortic area in eight (10.9%) patients. Twenty-four (32.8%) patients were diagnosed with nodal disease. A propensity-score matching was used to compare the aforementioned group of patients undergoing sentinel node mapping with a group of patients undergoing lymphadenectomy. Seventy patient pairs were selected (70 having sentinel node mapping vs. 70 having lymphadenectomy). Patients undergoing sentinel node mapping experienced similar 5-year disease-free survival (HR: 1.233; 95%CI: 0.6217 to 2.444; p = 0.547, log-rank test) and 5-year overall survival (HR: 1.505; 95%CI: 0.6752 to 3.355; p = 0.256, log-rank test) than patients undergoing lymphadenectomy. CONCLUSIONS Sentinel node mapping does not negatively impact 5-year outcomes of high-intermediate and high-risk endometrial cancer. Further prospective studies are warranted.
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- Ilaria Cuccu
- Gynecologic Oncologic Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy; Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, 'Sapienza' University of Rome, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncologic Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Endoscopica Malzoni, Center for Advanced Endoscopic Gynecological Surgery, Avellino, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, IRCSS-Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, EOC-Civico Hospital, 6900, Lugano, Switzerland; Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera Italiana, 6900, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, 'Sapienza' University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, 'Sapienza' University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Unit of Oncologic Gynecology, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Unit of Oncologic Gynecology, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Gynecology, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gynecology, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Filippo Del Ponte' Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Filippo Del Ponte' Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of Adult and Childhood "G. Barresi", Unit of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Medical Area (DAME), University of Udine, Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Santa Maria Della Misericordia" University Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medical Area (DAME), University of Udine, Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Santa Maria Della Misericordia" University Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Gynecologic and Obstetric Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Program, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- Endoscopica Malzoni, Center for Advanced Endoscopic Gynecological Surgery, Avellino, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncologic Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Women and Children's Health, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Padua, 35122, Padua, Italy
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- Gynaecologic Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Napoli IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Women, Children and Public Health Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Women, Children and Public Health Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncologic Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy.
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Fumagalli D, De Vitis LA, Caruso G, Occhiali T, Palmieri E, Guillot BE, Pappalettera G, Langstraat CL, Glaser GE, Reynolds EA, Fruscio R, Landoni F, Mariani A, Grassi T. Low-Volume Metastases in Apparent Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer: Prevalence, Clinical Significance, and Future Perspectives. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:1338. [PMID: 38611016 PMCID: PMC11011093 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16071338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most diagnosed gynecologic malignancy, and its incidence and mortality are increasing. The prognosis is highly dependent on the disease spread. Surgical staging includes retroperitoneal evaluation to detect potential lymph node metastases. In recent years, systematic lymphadenectomy has been replaced by sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy and ultrastaging, allowing for the detection of macrometastases, micrometastases, and isolated tumor cells (ITCs). Micrometastases and ITCs have been grouped as low-volume metastases (LVM). The reported prevalence of LVM in studies enrolling more than one thousand patients with apparent early-stage EC ranges from 1.9% to 10.2%. Different rates of LVM are observed when patients are stratified according to disease characteristics and their risk of recurrence. Patients with EC at low risk for recurrence have low rates of LVM, while intermediate- and high-risk patients have a higher likelihood of being diagnosed with nodal metastases, including LVM. Macro- and micrometastases increase the risk of recurrence and cause upstaging, while the clinical significance of ITCs is still uncertain. A recent meta-analysis found that patients with LVM have a higher relative risk of recurrence [1.34 (95% CI: 1.07-1.67)], regardless of adjuvant treatment. In a retrospective study on patients with low-risk EC and no adjuvant treatment, those with ITCs had worse recurrence-free survival compared to node-negative patients (85.1%; CI 95% 73.8-98.2 versus 90.2%; CI 95% 84.9-95.8). However, a difference was no longer observed after the exclusion of cases with lymphovascular space invasion. There is no consensus on adjuvant treatment in ITC patients at otherwise low risk, and their recurrence rate is low. Multi-institutional, prospective studies are warranted to evaluate the clinical significance of ITCs in low-risk patients. Further stratification of patients, considering histopathological and molecular features of the disease, may clarify the role of LVM and especially ITCs in specific contexts.
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- Diletta Fumagalli
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; (D.F.); (L.A.D.V.); (G.C.); (T.O.); (E.P.); (B.E.G.); (G.P.); (C.L.L.); (G.E.G.); (E.A.R.); (A.M.)
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy; (R.F.); (F.L.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; (D.F.); (L.A.D.V.); (G.C.); (T.O.); (E.P.); (B.E.G.); (G.P.); (C.L.L.); (G.E.G.); (E.A.R.); (A.M.)
- Department of Gynecology, European Institute of Oncology (IEO) IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; (D.F.); (L.A.D.V.); (G.C.); (T.O.); (E.P.); (B.E.G.); (G.P.); (C.L.L.); (G.E.G.); (E.A.R.); (A.M.)
- Department of Gynecology, European Institute of Oncology (IEO) IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; (D.F.); (L.A.D.V.); (G.C.); (T.O.); (E.P.); (B.E.G.); (G.P.); (C.L.L.); (G.E.G.); (E.A.R.); (A.M.)
- Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; (D.F.); (L.A.D.V.); (G.C.); (T.O.); (E.P.); (B.E.G.); (G.P.); (C.L.L.); (G.E.G.); (E.A.R.); (A.M.)
- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Women, Children and Public Health Sciences, , Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00136 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; (D.F.); (L.A.D.V.); (G.C.); (T.O.); (E.P.); (B.E.G.); (G.P.); (C.L.L.); (G.E.G.); (E.A.R.); (A.M.)
- Department of Gynecology, European Institute of Oncology (IEO) IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; (D.F.); (L.A.D.V.); (G.C.); (T.O.); (E.P.); (B.E.G.); (G.P.); (C.L.L.); (G.E.G.); (E.A.R.); (A.M.)
- Department of Gynecology, European Institute of Oncology (IEO) IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; (D.F.); (L.A.D.V.); (G.C.); (T.O.); (E.P.); (B.E.G.); (G.P.); (C.L.L.); (G.E.G.); (E.A.R.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; (D.F.); (L.A.D.V.); (G.C.); (T.O.); (E.P.); (B.E.G.); (G.P.); (C.L.L.); (G.E.G.); (E.A.R.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; (D.F.); (L.A.D.V.); (G.C.); (T.O.); (E.P.); (B.E.G.); (G.P.); (C.L.L.); (G.E.G.); (E.A.R.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy; (R.F.); (F.L.)
- Division of Gynecologic Surgery, IRCCS Fondazione San Gerardo dei Tintori, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy; (R.F.); (F.L.)
- Division of Gynecologic Surgery, IRCCS Fondazione San Gerardo dei Tintori, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; (D.F.); (L.A.D.V.); (G.C.); (T.O.); (E.P.); (B.E.G.); (G.P.); (C.L.L.); (G.E.G.); (E.A.R.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy; (R.F.); (F.L.)
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Matsuo K, Chen L, Neuman MK, Klar M, Carlson JW, Roman LD, Wright JD. Lymph Node Isolated Tumor Cells in Patients With Endometrial Cancer. JAMA Netw Open 2024; 7:e240988. [PMID: 38497964 PMCID: PMC10949095 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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Importance Isolated tumor cells (ITCs) are the histopathological finding of small clusters of cancer cells no greater than 0.2 mm in diameter in the regional lymph nodes. For endometrial cancer, the prognostic significance of ITCs is uncertain. Objective To assess clinico-pathological characteristics and oncologic outcomes associated with ITCs in endometrial cancer. Design, Setting, and Participants This retrospective cohort study using the National Cancer Database included patients with endometrial cancer who had primary hysterectomy and nodal evaluation from 2018 to 2020. Patients with microscopic and macroscopic nodal metastases and distant metastases were excluded. Data were analyzed from June to September 2023. Exposure Regional nodal status with ITCs (N0[i+] classification) or no nodal metastasis (N0 classification). Main Outcomes and Measures (1) Clinical and tumor characteristics associated with ITCs, assessed with multivariable binary logistic regression model, and (2) overall survival (OS) associated with ITCs, evaluated by nonproportional hazard analysis with restricted mean survival time at 36 months. Results A total of 56 527 patients were included, with a median (IQR) age of 64 (57-70) years. The majority had T1a lesion (37 836 [66.9%]) and grade 1 or 2 endometrioid tumors (40 589 [71.8%]). ITCs were seen in 1462 cases (2.6%). In a multivariable analysis, ITCs were associated with higher T classification, larger tumor size, lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI), and malignant peritoneal cytology. Of those tumor factors, LVSI had the largest association with ITCs (7.9% vs 1.4%; adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 4.37; 95% CI, 3.87-4.93), followed by T1b classification (5.3% vs 1.3%; aOR, 2.62; 95% CI, 2.30-2.99). At the cohort level, 24-month OS rates were 94.3% (95% CI, 92.4%-95.7%) for the ITC group and 96.1% (95% CI, 95.9%-96.3%) for the node-negative group, and the between-group difference in expected mean OS time at 36 months was 0.35 (SE, 0.19) months, but it was not statistically significant (P = .06). There was a statistically significant difference in OS when the low-risk group (stage IA, grade 1-2 endometrioid tumors with no LVSI) was assessed per nodal status and adjuvant therapy use (P < .001): (1) among the cases treated with surgical therapy alone, 24-month OS rates were 95.9% (95% CI, 89.5%-98.5%) for the ITC group and 98.8% (95% CI, 98.6%-99.0%) for the node-negative group, and the between-group mean OS time difference at 36 months was 0.61 (SE, 0.43) months (P = .16); and (2) among the cases with ITCs, adjuvant therapy (radiotherapy alone, systemic chemotherapy alone, or both) was associated with improved survival compared with no adjuvant therapy (24-month OS rates, 100% vs 95.9%; between-group mean OS time difference at 36 months, 0.95 [SE, 0.43] months; P = .03). Conclusions and Relevance In this cohort study of patients with surgically staged endometrial cancer, the results of exploratory analysis suggested that presence of ITCs in the regional lymph node may be associated with OS in the low-risk group. While adjuvant therapy was associated with improved OS in the low-risk group with ITCs, careful interpretation is necessary given the favorable outcomes regardless of adjuvant therapy use. This hypothesis-generating observation in patients with low-risk endometrial cancer warrants further investigation, especially with prospective setting.
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- Koji Matsuo
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
- Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Freiburg Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
- Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
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Cucinella G, Schivardi G, Zhou XC, AlHilli M, Wallace S, Wohlmuth C, Baiocchi G, Tokgozoglu N, Raspagliesi F, Buda A, Zanagnolo V, Zapardiel I, Jagasia N, Giuntoli R, Glickman A, Peiretti M, Lanner M, Chacon E, Di Guilmi J, Pereira A, Laas-Faron E, Fishman A, Nitschmann CC, Kurnit K, Moriarty K, Joehlin-Price A, Lees B, Covens A, De Brot L, Taskiran C, Bogani G, Landoni F, Grassi T, Paniga C, Multinu F, De Vitis LA, Hernández A, Mastroyannis S, Ghoniem K, Chiantera V, Shahi M, Fought AJ, McGree M, Mariani A, Glaser G. Prognostic value of isolated tumor cells in sentinel lymph nodes in low risk endometrial cancer: results from an international multi-institutional study. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2024; 34:179-187. [PMID: 38088182 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2023-005032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE The prognostic significance of isolated tumor cells (≤0.2 mm) in sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) of endometrial cancer patients is still unclear. Our aim was to assess the prognostic value of isolated tumor cells in patients with low risk endometrial cancer who underwent SLN biopsy and did not receive adjuvant therapy. Outcomes were compared with node negative patients. METHODS Patients with SLNs-isolated tumor cells between 2013 and 2019 were identified from 15 centers worldwide, while SLN negative patients were identified from Mayo Clinic, Rochester, between 2013 and 2018. Only low risk patients (stage IA, endometrioid histology, grade 1 or 2) who did not receive any adjuvant therapy were included. Primary outcomes were recurrence free, non-vaginal recurrence free, and overall survival, evaluated with Kaplan-Meier methods. RESULTS 494 patients (42 isolated tumor cells and 452 node negative) were included. There were 21 (4.3%) recurrences (5 SLNs-isolated tumor cells, 16 node negative); recurrence was vaginal in six patients (1 isolated tumor cells, 5 node negative), and non-vaginal in 15 (4 isolated tumor cells, 11 node negative). Median follow-up among those without recurrence was 2.3 years (interquartile range (IQR) 1.1-3.0) and 2.6 years (IQR 0.6-4.2) in the SLN-isolated tumor cell and node negative patients, respectively. The presence of SLNs-isolated tumor cells, lymphovascular space invasion, and International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FIGO) grade 2 were significant risk factors for recurrence on univariate analysis. SLN-isolated tumor cell patients had worse recurrence free survival (p<0.01) and non-vaginal recurrence free survival (p<0.01) compared with node negative patients. Similar results were observed in the subgroup of patients without lymphovascular space invasion (n=480). There was no difference in overall survival between the two cohorts in the full sample and the subset excluding patients with lymphovascular space invasion. CONCLUSIONS Patients with SLNs-isolated tumor cells and low risk profile, without adjuvant therapy, had a significantly worse recurrence free survival compared with node negative patients with similar risk factors, after adjusting for grade and excluding patients with lymphovascular space invasion. However, the presence of SLNs-isolated tumor cells was not associated with worse overall survival.
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- Giuseppe Cucinella
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Surgical, Oncological, and Oral Sciences (DiChirOnS), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Gynecology, European Institute of Oncology (IEO) IRCSS, Milano, Italy
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Gynecologic Oncology, AC Camargo Cancer Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turkish Society of Gynecologic Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
- Ospedale Michele e Pietro Ferrero, Verduno, Italy
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- Department of Gynecology, European Institute of Oncology (IEO) IRCSS, Milano, Italy
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- Queensland Centre for Gynaecological Cancer, Herston, Queensland, Australia
- Mater Adult Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Gynaecologic Oncology Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Steiermark, Austria
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- Gynecologic Oncology, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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- Gyn Onc, Hospital Britanico de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
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- Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
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- Chirurgie Senologique, Gynécologique et Reconstructrice, Curie Institute Hospital Group, Paris, France
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba, Israel
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Hartford HealthCare, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Gynecologic Oncology, AC Camargo Cancer Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Turkish Society of Gynecologic Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Foundation IRCCS National Cancer Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, University of Milan-Bicocca Department of Medicine and Surgery, Monza, Lombardia, Italy
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- San Gerardo Hospital; University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Gynecologic Oncology, European Institute of Oncology (IEO) IRCSS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Gynecologic Oncology, European Institute of Oncology (IEO) IRCSS, Milan, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology, European Institute of Oncology (IEO) IRCSS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Yamashita T, Itoh T, Asano T, Suina A, Nishimori M, Munakata S, Satoh H. Clinical outcomes of sentinel node navigation surgery in patients with preoperatively estimated stage IA endometrial cancer and evaluation of validity for continuing sentinel node navigation surgery based on dispersion of recurrence probability. Int J Clin Oncol 2024; 29:222-231. [PMID: 38177623 PMCID: PMC10808438 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-023-02449-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND To evaluate the feasibility of the use and continuation of sentinel lymph node navigation surgery (SNNS) as an alternative to pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) for patients with preoperatively estimated stage IA endometrial cancer. METHODS This retrospective study selected the electronic medical records of all patients who had received CT scans and MRI imaging before surgery from April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2021. Sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) were detected by administrating 99mTc-phytate and/or indocyanine green into the cervix, and the clinical outcomes of the patients who underwent SNNS or PLND were evaluated. Furthermore, in case of nodal recurrence, a new procedure to determine whether the facility should continue with SNNS or not was developed that compares the maximum likelihood hypothesis and an alternative one based on recurrence rates. RESULTS Among 137 patients, SLN biopsies with ultrastaging were performed on 91 patients. The SLN detection rate was 95.6%. Over a 59-month median observation period, no statistically significant differences were shown in overall survival, disease-specific survival and disease-free survival between the SNNS and PLND groups when introducing the propensity score method (p-values: 0.06, 0.153, and 0.625, respectively). Our procedure demonstrated that, in our department without recurrence up to the 65th attempt, it was possible to continue SNNS if a recurrence occurs at the 66th attempt. CONCLUSION This study suggests the validity of SNNS as an alternative to PLND. Even in the absence of evidence from randomized controlled trials, we can confirm the validity of continuing SNNS using our procedure.
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- Tsuyoshi Yamashita
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, 1-10-1 Minato-Cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041-8680, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, 1-10-1 Minato-Cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041-8680, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, 1-10-1 Minato-Cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041-8680, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, 1-10-1 Minato-Cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041-8680, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, 1-10-1 Minato-Cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041-8680, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, 1-10-1 Minato-Cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041-8680, Japan
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- Department of Media Architecture, School of Systems Information Science, Future University Hakodate, 116-2 Kamedanakano-Cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041-8655, Japan
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Bogani G, Giannini A, Vizza E, Di Donato V, Raspagliesi F. Sentinel node mapping in endometrial cancer. J Gynecol Oncol 2024; 35:e29. [PMID: 37973163 PMCID: PMC10792208 DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2024.35.e29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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Nodal status is one of the most important prognostic factors for patients with apparent early stage endometrial cancer. The role of retroperitoneal staging in endometrial cancer is controversial. Nodal status provides useful prognostic data, and allows to tailor the need of postoperative treatments. However, two independent randomized trials showed that the execution of (pelvic) lymphadenectomy increases the risk of having surgery-related complication without improving patients' outcomes. Sentinel node mapping aims to achieve data regarding nodal status without increasing morbidity. Sentinel node mapping is the removal of first (clinically negative) lymph nodes draining the uterus. Several studies suggested that sentinel node mapping is not inferior to lymphadenectomy in identifying patients with nodal disease. More importantly, thorough ultrastaging sentinel node mapping allows the detection of low volume disease (micrometastases and isolated tumor cells), that are not always detectable via conventional pathological examination. Therefore, the adoption of sentinel node mapping guarantees a higher identification of patients with nodal disease than lymphadenectomy. Further evidence is needed to assess the value of various adjuvant strategies in patients with low volume disease and to tailor those treatments also on the basis of the molecular and genomic characterization of endometrial tumors.
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- Giorgio Bogani
- Gynecological Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy
- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, IRCCS "Regina Elena" National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Gynecological Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Raspagliesi F, Creasman W, Bogani G, Pecorelli S. Letter to the Editor: 2023 FIGO staging system for endometrial cancer. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2024; 164:366-368. [PMID: 38055222 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.15266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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- Francesco Raspagliesi
- Gynecological Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Gynecological Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Scientific Advisory Committee, Giovanni Lorenzini Foundation, Milan, Italy
- University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Lee D, Kim YN, Cho SH, Yoon HS, Kim YT, Kim S, Kim SW. Comparison of progression-free survival outcome of sentinel node biopsy without ultrastaging versus lymphadenectomy in endometrial cancer: a propensity-matched analysis. J Gynecol Oncol 2023; 34:e79. [PMID: 37477102 PMCID: PMC10627756 DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2023.34.e79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate the oncologic outcomes of patients with endometrial cancer who underwent sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy without ultrastaging compared with that of those who underwent lymphadenectomy (LND). METHODS Patients with endometrial cancer who underwent staging with SLN biopsy or LND during 2006 - 2021 were analyzed using propensity score matching (PSM). SLN metastasis was examined using hematoxylin and eosin staining, without ultrastaging. Progression-free survival (PFS) was compared between the two groups before and after PSM using age, histology, and stage as covariates. Clinical variables such as recurrence patterns and lymphatic complications, were assessed. RESULTS After excluding 213 patients who underwent validation LND with SLN biopsy, 902 were identified. The demographics of the remaining patients differed according to histology, myometrial invasion depth, and stage. Lymph node metastasis was less frequent in the SLN group than in the LND group (9.4% vs. 3.8%, p=0.004). The recurrence rates within 2 years were lower in the SLN group. The SLN group exhibited significantly superior 2-year and overall PFS than the LND group. Among patients with uterus-confined disease, overall PFS was favorable for SLN biopsy. After matching, differences in PFS were no longer observed, although the lymphocele and lymphedema rates were significantly lower in the SLN group. CONCLUSION In patients with endometrial cancer, SLN biopsy without ultrastaging did not compromise survival outcomes and was associated with significantly reduced lymphatic complication rates compared with LND. Therefore, SLN biopsy can be recommended for patients with endometrial cancer without definitive preoperative evidence of distant metastasis.
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- Dahye Lee
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Cancer Center, Yonsei Cancer Center, Institute of Women's Life Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Cancer Center, Yonsei Cancer Center, Institute of Women's Life Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul St. Mary's hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Cancer Center, Yonsei Cancer Center, Institute of Women's Life Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Cancer Center, Yonsei Cancer Center, Institute of Women's Life Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Cancer Center, Yonsei Cancer Center, Institute of Women's Life Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Cancer Center, Yonsei Cancer Center, Institute of Women's Life Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Cabrera S, Gómez-Hidalgo NR, García-Pineda V, Bebia V, Fernández-González S, Alonso P, Rodríguez-Gómez T, Fusté P, Gracia-Segovia M, Lorenzo C, Chacon E, Roldan Rivas F, Arencibia O, Martí Edo M, Fidalgo S, Sanchis J, Padilla-Iserte P, Pantoja-Garrido M, Martínez S, Peiró R, Escayola C, Oliver-Pérez MR, Aghababyan C, Tauste C, Morales S, Torrent A, Utrilla-Layna J, Fargas F, Calvo A, Aller de Pace L, Gil-Moreno A. Accuracy and Survival Outcomes after National Implementation of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early Stage Endometrial Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2023; 30:7653-7662. [PMID: 37633852 PMCID: PMC10562309 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-14065-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy has recently been accepted to evaluate nodal status in endometrial cancer at early stage, which is key to tailoring adjuvant treatments. Our aim was to evaluate the national implementation of SLN biopsy in terms of accuracy to detect nodal disease in a clinical setting and oncologic outcomes according to the volume of nodal disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 29 Spanish centers participated in this retrospective, multicenter registry including patients with endometrial adenocarcinoma at preoperative early stage who had undergone SLN biopsy between 2015 and 2021. Each center collected data regarding demographic, clinical, histologic, therapeutic, and survival characteristics. RESULTS A total of 892 patients were enrolled. After the surgery, 12.9% were suprastaged to FIGO 2009 stages III-IV and 108 patients (12.1%) had nodal involvement: 54.6% macrometastasis, 22.2% micrometastases, and 23.1% isolated tumor cells (ITC). Sensitivity of SLN biopsy was 93.7% and false negative rate was 6.2%. After a median follow up of 1.81 years, overall surivial and disease-free survival were significantly lower in patients who had macrometastases when compared with patients with negative nodes, micrometastases or ITC. CONCLUSIONS In our nationwide cohort we obtained high sensitivity of SLN biopsy to detect nodal disease. The oncologic outcomes of patients with negative nodes and low-volume disease were similar after tailoring adjuvant treatments. In total, 22% of patients with macrometastasis and 50% of patients with micrometastasis were at low risk of nodal metastasis according to their preoperative risk factors, revealing the importance of SLN biopsy in the surgical management of patients with early stage EC.
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- Silvia Cabrera
- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain.
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario Gran Canarias Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia (IVO), Valencia, Spain
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Hospital Politécnico Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Gynecology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital General de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, El Pilar Quiron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, 12 de Octubre Research Institute (i+12), Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fundación Jimenez Diaz, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitari Quirón Dexeus, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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Tran L, Christensen P, Barroeta JE, Hunter K, Sookram J, McGregor SM, Wilkinson N, Orsi NM, Lastra RR. Prognostic Significance of Size, Location, and Number of Lymph Node Metastases in Endometrial Carcinoma. Int J Gynecol Pathol 2023; 42:376-389. [PMID: 36044323 DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0000000000000897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Regional lymph node metastasis is a well-established negative predictive prognostic factor in endometrial carcinomas. Recently, our approach to the pathologic evaluation of lymph nodes in endometrial carcinomas has changed, mainly due to the utilization of immunohistochemical stains in the assessment of sentinel lymph nodes, which may result in the identification of previously unrecognized disease [particularly isolated tumor cells (ITCs)] on hematoxylin and eosin stained slides. However, the clinical significance of this finding is not entirely clear. Following the experience in other organs systems such as breast, the Eight Edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer's Cancer Staging Manual has recommended utilizing the N0(i+) terminology for this finding, without impact in the final tumor stage. We performed a comparative retrospective multi-institutional survival analysis of 247 patients with endometrial carcinoma with regional lymph node metastasis of various sizes identified in nonsentinel lymphadenectomy, demonstrating that the cumulative survival of patients with isolated tumor cells in regional lymph nodes is not statistically different from patient with negative lymph nodes, and is statistically different from those with lymph nodes showing micrometastasis or larger metastatic deposits. In addition, we evaluated the prognostic implications of the number of involved regional lymph nodes, demonstrating a worsening prognosis as the number of involved lymph nodes increases from none to one, and from one to more than one. Our data suggests that regional lymph nodes with isolated tumor cells in patients with endometrial carcinoma should likely be considered, for staging purposes, as negative lymph nodes, simply indicating their presence with the (i+) terminology.
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La Fera E, Bizzarri N, Petrecca A, Monterossi G, Dinoi G, Zannoni GF, Restaino S, Palmieri E, Mariuzzi L, Peters I, Scambia G, Fanfani F. Evaluation of the one-step nucleic acid amplification method for rapid detection of lymph node metastases in endometrial cancer: prospective, multicenter, comparative study. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2023:ijgc-2023-004346. [PMID: 37105584 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2023-004346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic performance of the one-step nucleic acid amplification (OSNA) method for the detection of sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastases in women with apparent early-stage endometrial cancer compared with standard ultrastaging. METHODS Prospective, multicentric, interventional study. Patients with apparent early-stage endometrial cancer who underwent primary surgical staging with SLN mapping were included. SLNs were serially sectioned with 2 mm slices perpendicular to the longest axis of the node: the odd slices were submitted to ultrastaging, whereas the even slices were submitted to the OSNA analysis. Diagnostic performance was calculated taking ultrastaging as referral standard. RESULTS Three-hundred and sixteen patients with 668 SLNs were included. OSNA assay detected 22 (3.3%) positive SLNs, of which 17 (2.5%) were micrometastases and 5 (0.7%) macrometastases, whereas ultrastaging detected 24 (3.6%) positive SLNs, of which 15 (2.2%) were micrometastases and 9 (1.3%) macrometastases (p=0.48). Regarding negative SLNs, OSNA detected 646 (96.7%) negative nodes, including 8 (1.2%) isolated tumor cells, while ultrastaging detected 644 (96.4%) negative nodes with 26 (3.9%) isolated tumor cells. Specificity of OSNA was 98.4% (95% CI 97.5 to 99.4), accuracy was 96.7% (95% CI 95.4 to 98.1), sensitivity was 50% (95% CI 30.0 to 70.0), while negative predictive value was 98.1% (95% CI 97.1 to 99.2). Discordant results were found in 22 SLNs (3.3%) corresponding to 20 patients (6.3%). These were 10 (1.5%) false-positive SLNs (all micrometastases): one (0.1%) of these was a benign epithelial inclusion at ultrastaging. There were 12 (1.8%) false-negative SLNs of OSNA, of which 9 (1.3%) were micrometastases and 3 (0.5%) macrometastases. Overall, 17/668 (2.5%) benign epithelial inclusions were detected at ultrastaging. CONCLUSION The OSNA method had high specificity and high accuracy in detecting SLN metastasis in apparent early-stage endometrial cancer. The advantage of the OSNA method could be represented as the possibility to analyze the entire lymph node thus eliminating sampling bias.
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- Eleonora La Fera
- UOC Ginecologia Oncologica, Dipartimento per la salute della Donna e del Bambino e della Salute Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- UOC Ginecologia Oncologica, Dipartimento per la salute della Donna e del Bambino e della Salute Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Scuole di Specializzazione, Roma, Italy
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- UOC Ginecologia Oncologica, Dipartimento per la salute della Donna e del Bambino e della Salute Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- UOC Ginecologia Oncologica, Dipartimento per la salute della Donna e del Bambino e della Salute Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Unità di Ginecopatologia e Patologia Mammaria, Dipartimento per la salute della Donna e del Bambino e della Salute Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Medicinal Area (DAME) Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Scuole di Specializzazione, Roma, Italy
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- Institute of Pathologic Anatomy, DAME, Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- UOC Ginecologia Oncologica, Dipartimento per la salute della Donna e del Bambino e della Salute Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- UOC Ginecologia Oncologica, Dipartimento per la salute della Donna e del Bambino e della Salute Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- UOC Ginecologia Oncologica, Dipartimento per la salute della Donna e del Bambino e della Salute Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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Buda A, Paniga C, Taskin S, Mueller M, Zapardiel I, Fanfani F, Puppo A, Casarin J, Papadia A, De Ponti E, Grassi T, Mauro J, Turan H, Vatansever D, Gungor M, Ortag F, Imboden S, Garcia-Pineda V, Mohr S, Siegenthaler F, Perotto S, Landoni F, Ghezzi F, Scambia G, Taskiran C, Fruscio R. The Risk of Recurrence in Endometrial Cancer Patients with Low-Volume Metastasis in the Sentinel Lymph Nodes: A Retrospective Multi-Institutional Study. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15072052. [PMID: 37046712 PMCID: PMC10093146 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15072052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to assess the impact of low-volume metastasis (LVM) on disease-free survival (DFS) in women with apparent early-stage endometrial cancer (EC) who underwent sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping. Patients with pre-operative early-stage EC were retrospectively collected from an international collaboration including 13 referring institutions. A total of 1428 patients were included in this analysis. One hundred and eighty-six patients (13%) had lymph node involvement. Fifty-nine percent of positive SLN exhibited micrometastases, 26.9% micrometastases, and 14% isolated tumor cells. Seventeen patients with positive lymph nodes did not receive any adjuvant therapy. At a median follow-up of 33.3 months, the disease had recurred in 114 women (8%). Patients with micrometastases in the lymph nodes had a worse prognosis of disease-free survival compared to patients with negative nodes or LVM. The rate of recurrence was significantly higher for women with micrometastases than those with low-volume metastases (HR = 2.61; p = 0.01). The administration of adjuvant treatment in patients with LVM, without uterine risk factors, remains a matter of debate and requires further evaluation.
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- Alessandro Buda
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
- Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS San Gerardo, 20900 Monza, Italy
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Ospedale Michele e Pietro Ferrero, 12060 Verduno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
- Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS San Gerardo, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, 06620 Ankara, Turkey
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- Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, La Paz University Hospital, 28046 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
- Department of Women and Child Health and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ospedale Santa Croce e Carle, 12100 Cuneo, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Filippo Del Ponte' Hospital, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland
- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of the Italian Switzerland, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland
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- Medical Physics Department, Foundation IRCCS San Gerardo Hospital, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
- Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS San Gerardo, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Ospedale Michele e Pietro Ferrero, 12060 Verduno, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, İstanbul Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, 34766 İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Koc University, 34450 İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Acibadem University, 34750 İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, 06620 Ankara, Turkey
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- Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Ospedale Michele e Pietro Ferrero, 12060 Verduno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
- Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS San Gerardo, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Filippo Del Ponte' Hospital, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
- Department of Women and Child Health and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Koc University, 34450 İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
- Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS San Gerardo, 20900 Monza, Italy
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Di Donato V, Giannini A, Bogani G. Recent Advances in Endometrial Cancer Management. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12062241. [PMID: 36983243 PMCID: PMC10053513 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12062241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023] Open
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In recent years, growing attempts have been carried out to improve the quality of care in the setting of gynecologic oncology, and, in particular, in endometrial cancer management [...]
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0223902392; Fax: +39-0223902349
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Wang J, Jiang P, Huang Y, Tu Y, Zhou Q, Li N, Kong W, Yuan R. Prognostic Value of the Cutoffs for HALP in Endometrial Cancer. Am J Clin Oncol 2023; 46:107-113. [PMID: 36700534 PMCID: PMC9946170 DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Using preoperative hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet (HALP) scores, a cutoff value of HALP in endometrial cancer was identified, and the significance of HALP value in endometrial cancer prognosis was evaluated to guide the management of patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study included 626 patients with endometrial cancer who underwent surgery at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University between June 2015 and June 2020. A Cox regression model was used to analyze the correlation between HALP endometrial cancer recurrence and death, and the receiver operating characteristic curve was used to determine the optimal cutoff value of HALP for predicting the lymph node metastasis (LNM), recurrence, and death of endometrial cancer. Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test. RESULTS Univariate analysis revealed that HALP was associated with a lower risk of recurrence and death of endometrial cancer. Multivariate analysis indicated that HALP was an independent protective factor for predicting recurrence and death in endometrial cancer. The thresholds of HALP for predicting LNM, recurrence, and death in endometrial cancer patients are around 33.8. Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed that the recurrence-free and the overall survival rates were significantly lower in the low-HALP group than that in the high-HALP group ( P <0.001). CONCLUSIONS Preoperative HALP values in patients with endometrial cancer are important in predicting LNM, recurrence, and death of patients. HALP scores combined with traditional pathologic factors can better guide the prognostic management of patients.
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The Premetastatic Lymph Node Niche in Gynecologic Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24044171. [PMID: 36835583 PMCID: PMC9959967 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24044171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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It has been suggested that a primary tumor can "prepare" the draining of lymph nodes to "better accommodate" future metastatic cells, thus implying the presence of a premetastatic lymph node niche. However, this phenomenon remains unclear in gynecological cancers. The aim of this study was to evaluate lymph-node draining in gynecological cancers for premetastatic niche factors, such as myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), immunosuppressive macrophages, cytotoxic T cells, immuno-modulatory molecules, and factors of the extracellular matrix. This is a monocentric retrospective study of patients who underwent lymph-node excision during their gynecological-cancer treatment. In all, 63 non-metastatic pelvic or inguinal lymph nodes, 25 non-metastatic para-aortic lymph nodes, 13 metastatic lymph nodes, and 21 non-cancer-associated lymph nodes (normal controls) were compared for the immunohistochemical presence of CD8 cytotoxic T cells, CD163 M2 macrophages, S100A8/A9 MDSCs, PD-L1+ immune cells, and tenascin-C, which is a matrix remodeling factor. PD-L1-positive immune cells were significantly higher in the control group, in comparison to the regional and distant cancer-draining lymph nodes. Tenascin-C was higher in metastatic lymph nodes than in both non-metastatic nodes and control lymph nodes. Vulvar cancer-draining lymph nodes showed higher PD-L1 values than endometrial cancer and cervical cancer-draining lymph nodes. Endometrial cancer-draining nodes had higher CD163 values and lower CD8 values, compared to vulvar cancer-draining nodes. Regarding regional draining nodes in low- and high-grade endometrial tumors, the former showed lower S100A8/A9 and CD163 values. Gynecological cancer-draining lymph nodes are generally immunocompetent, but vulvar cancer draining nodes, as well as high-grade endometrial cancer draining nodes, are more susceptible to harboring premetastatic niche factors.
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Bogani G, Di Donato V, Papadia A, Buda A, Casarin J, Multinu F, Plotti F, Gasparri ML, Pinelli C, Perrone AM, Ferrero S, Sorbi F, Landoni F, Palaia I, Perniola G, De Iaco P, Cianci S, Alletti SG, Petrillo M, Vizzielli G, Fanfani F, Angioli R, Muzii L, Ghezzi F, Vizza E, Mueller MD, Scambia G, Panici PB, Raspagliesi F. Hysterectomy alone vs. hysterectomy plus sentinel node mapping in endometrial cancer: Perioperative and long-term results from a propensity-score based study. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2023; 49:1037-1043. [PMID: 36801150 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2023.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare outcomes after hysterectomy and hysterectomy plus sentinel node mapping (SNM) in endometrial cancer (EC) patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective study, collecting data of EC patients treated between 2006 and 2016 in nine referral centers. RESULTS The study population included 398 (69.5%) and 174 (30.5%) patients having hysterectomy and hysterectomy plus SNM. As the results of the adoption of a propensity-score matched analysis, we selected two homogeneous cohort of patients (150 having hysterectomy only vs. 150 having hysterectomy plus SNM). The SNM group had a longer operative time, but did not correlate with length of hospital stay and estimated blood loss. Overall severe complication rates were similar between groups (0.7% in the hysterectomy group vs. 1.3% in the hysterectomy plus SNM group; p = 0.561). No lymphatic-specific complication occurred. Overall, 12.6% of patients having SNM were diagnosed with disease harboring in their lymph nodes. Adjuvant therapy administration rate was similar between groups. Considering patients having SNM, 4% of patients received adjuvant therapy on the basis of nodal status alone; all the other patients received adjuvant therapy also on the basis of uterine risk factors. Five-year disease-free (p = 0.720) and overall (p = 0.632) survival was not influenced by surgical approach. CONCLUSIONS Hysterectomy (with or without SNM) is a safe and effective method for managing EC patients. Potentially, these data support the omission of side specific lymphadenectomy in case of unsuccessful mapping. Further evidence is warranted in to confirm the role SNM in the era of molecular/genomic profiling.
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- Giorgio Bogani
- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, University' of Italian Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Michele e Pietro Ferrero Hospital, 12060, Verduno, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Filippo Del Ponte' Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Division of Gynecologic Surgery, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Campus Biomedico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, University' of Italian Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Filippo Del Ponte' Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Sant'Orsola Malpighi University Hospital University of Bologna, 40138, Bologna, Italy
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- Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genova, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Gynecology Oncology Surgical Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Sant'Orsola Malpighi University Hospital University of Bologna, 40138, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento per la salute della Donna e del Bambino e della Salute Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, UOC Ginecologia Oncologica, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento per la salute della Donna e del Bambino e della Salute Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, UOC Ginecologia Oncologica, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
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- Department of Medical Area (DAME), University of Udine, Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Santa Maria Della Misericordia" University Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Dipartimento per la salute della Donna e del Bambino e della Salute Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, UOC Ginecologia Oncologica, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Campus Biomedico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Filippo Del Ponte' Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, IRCCS "Regina Elena" National Cancer Institute, 00144, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Bern and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento per la salute della Donna e del Bambino e della Salute Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, UOC Ginecologia Oncologica, Rome, Italy
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- Gynecological Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Grant BM, Pugh TJ, Oza AM. Molecular Monitoring in Endometrial Cancer-Ready for Prime Time? Clin Cancer Res 2023; 29:305-308. [PMID: 36354753 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-2781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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SUMMARY Efforts are under way to define the role of minimally invasive strategies for molecular monitoring and risk stratification in endometrial cancer. A recent publication aims to define the association between circulating tumor DNA level and disease stage in patients with newly diagnosed endometrial cancer and determine whether sequencing of longitudinal cell-free DNA samples can be used for disease monitoring and detection of progression or recurrence. These results accelerate the current knowledge of molecular follow-up in endometrial cancer. See related article by Ashley et al., p. 410.
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- Brooke M Grant
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Ashley CW, Selenica P, Patel J, Wu M, Nincevic J, Lakhman Y, Zhou Q, Shah RH, Berger MF, Da Cruz Paula A, Brown DN, Marra A, Iasonos A, Momeni-Boroujeni A, Alektiar KM, Roche KL, Zivanovic O, Mueller JJ, Zamarin D, Broach VA, Sonoda Y, Leitao MM, Friedman CF, Jewell E, Reis-Filho JS, Ellenson LH, Aghajanian C, Abu-Rustum NR, Cadoo K, Weigelt B. High-Sensitivity Mutation Analysis of Cell-Free DNA for Disease Monitoring in Endometrial Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2023; 29:410-421. [PMID: 36007103 PMCID: PMC9852004 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-1134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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PURPOSE We sought to determine whether sequencing analysis of circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in patients with prospectively accrued endometrial cancer captures the mutational repertoire of the primary lesion and allows for disease monitoring. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Peripheral blood was prospectively collected from 44 newly diagnosed patients with endometrial cancer over a 24-month period (i.e., baseline, postsurgery, every 6 months after). DNA from the primary endometrial cancers was subjected to targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) of 468 cancer-related genes, and cfDNA to a high-depth NGS assay of 129 genes with molecular barcoding. Sequencing data were analyzed using validated bioinformatics methods. RESULTS cfDNA levels correlated with surgical stage in endometrial cancers, with higher levels of cfDNA being present in advanced-stage disease. Mutations in cfDNA at baseline were detected preoperatively in 8 of 36 (22%) patients with sequencing data, all of whom were diagnosed with advanced-stage disease, high tumor volume, and/or aggressive histologic type. Of the 38 somatic mutations identified in the primary tumors also present in the cfDNA assay, 35 (92%) and 38 (100%) were detected at baseline and follow-up, respectively. In 6 patients with recurrent disease, changes in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) fraction/variant allele fractions in cfDNA during follow-up closely mirrored disease progression and therapy response, with a lead time over clinically detected recurrence in two cases. The presence of ctDNA at baseline (P < 0.001) or postsurgery (P = 0.014) was significantly associated with reduced progression-free survival. CONCLUSIONS cfDNA sequencing analysis in patients with endometrial cancer at diagnosis has prognostic value, and serial postsurgery cfDNA analysis enables disease and treatment response monitoring. See related commentary by Grant et al., p. 305.
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- Charles W. Ashley
- Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.,Current address: Department of OB/GYN, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.,Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.,Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.,Current address: HOPe Directorate, St. James’s Hospital Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Trinitiy St. James’s Cancer Institute
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Laas E, Fourchotte V, Gaillard T, Pauly L, Reyal F, Feron JG, Lécuru F. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Uterine Cancer: Time for a Modern Approach. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15020389. [PMID: 36672338 PMCID: PMC9856582 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15020389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Since the validation of the sentinel node technique (SLN) for vulvar cancer 20 years ago, this technique has been introduced in the management of operable cervical cancer and endometrial cancer. For cervical cancer a "one fits all" attitude has mainly been presented. However, this approach, consisting of a frozen section during the operation, can be discussed in some stages. We present and discuss the main option for each stage, as well as some secondary possibilities. For endometrial cancer, SLN is now the technique of choice for the nodal staging of low- and intermediate-risk groups. Some discussion exists for the high-risk group. We also discuss the impacts of using preoperatively the molecular classification of endometrial cancer. Patients with POLE or TP53 mutations could have different nodal staging. The story of SLN in uterine cancers is not finished. We propose a comprehensive algorithm of SLN in early cervical and endometrial cancers. However, several ongoing trials will give us important data in the coming years. They could substantially change these propositions.
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- Enora Laas
- Service de Chirurgie Sénologique, Gynécologique et Reconstructrice, Institut Curie, 26 Rue d’Ulm, 75005 Paris, France
- Correspondence:
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- Service de Chirurgie Sénologique, Gynécologique et Reconstructrice, Institut Curie, 26 Rue d’Ulm, 75005 Paris, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Sénologique, Gynécologique et Reconstructrice, Institut Curie, 26 Rue d’Ulm, 75005 Paris, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Sénologique, Gynécologique et Reconstructrice, Institut Curie, 26 Rue d’Ulm, 75005 Paris, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Sénologique, Gynécologique et Reconstructrice, Institut Curie, 26 Rue d’Ulm, 75005 Paris, France
- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France
- Residual Tumor & Response to Treatment Laboratory, RT2Lab, INSERM, U932 Immunity and Cancer, Institut Curie, Université Paris, 75005 Paris, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Sénologique, Gynécologique et Reconstructrice, Institut Curie, 26 Rue d’Ulm, 75005 Paris, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Sénologique, Gynécologique et Reconstructrice, Institut Curie, 26 Rue d’Ulm, 75005 Paris, France
- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France
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Sone K, Suzuki E, Taguchi A, Honjoh H, Nishijima A, Eguchi S, Miyamoto Y, Iriyama T, Mori M, Osuga Y. Suspicious Positive Peritoneal Cytology (Class III) in Endometrial Cancer Does Not Affect Prognosis. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11216527. [PMID: 36362755 PMCID: PMC9657754 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11216527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Positive peritoneal cytology is a poor prognostic factor in patients with advanced endometrial cancer. Suspicious positive peritoneal cytology (class III) is commonly encountered in clinical practice. However, no standard treatment protocol exists for its management. Here, we investigated a possible relationship between suspicious positive peritoneal cytology, disease stage, risk factors, and endometrial cancer prognosis. We included patients diagnosed with endometrial cancer who underwent total hysterectomy and peritoneal cytology at the University of Tokyo Hospital between 2008 and 2022. Overall, 670 patients were included in the analyses; both demographic and clinical data of the patients were collected. The proportion of patients with lymph node metastasis was significantly different between peritoneal cytology groups, showing lymph node metastasis to be more extensive in patients with positive or suspicious positive peritoneal cytology than in patients with negative peritoneal cytology (p < 0.05). Thirty-nine patients had suspicious positive peritoneal cytology. Omental resection and biopsy were performed in 16 cases. No case of omental metastasis was found. Among patients with suspected ascites cytology, no patient experienced symptom recurrence or death. Therefore, monitoring lymph node metastasis in suspicious positive cases is essential. Moreover, a change of treatment method based on the finding of suspected positive peritoneal cytology is not necessary.
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- Kenbun Sone
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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Otsuka I. Therapeutic Benefit of Systematic Lymphadenectomy in Node-Negative Uterine-Confined Endometrioid Endometrial Carcinoma: Omission of Adjuvant Therapy. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14184516. [PMID: 36139675 PMCID: PMC9497184 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14184516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological tract malignancy in developed countries. Extrauterine disease, in particular lymph node metastasis, is an important prognostic factor. Nevertheless, pelvic lymphadenectomy is not considered to have a therapeutic benefit, as it did not improve survival in randomized studies. However, lymphadenectomy may have a therapeutic benefit if adjuvant therapy can be omitted without decreasing oncological outcomes, as the long-term quality of life is maintained by avoiding morbidities associated with adjuvant therapy. In intermediate- and high-risk endometrioid endometrial carcinomas, adjuvant therapy may be safely omitted without decreasing long-term survival by open surgery including systematic pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy when patients are node-negative. Systematic lymphadenectomy may remove undetectable low-volume lymph node metastasis in both pelvic and para-aortic regions, and open surgery may reduce vaginal recurrence even without vaginal brachytherapy. However, lymphadenectomy may not improve survival in elderly patients and patients with p53-mutant tumors. Abstract Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological tract malignancy in developed countries, and its incidence has been increasing globally with rising obesity rates and longer life expectancy. In endometrial cancer, extrauterine disease, in particular lymph node metastasis, is an important prognostic factor. Nevertheless, pelvic lymphadenectomy is not considered to have a therapeutic benefit, as it did not improve survival in randomized studies. However, lymphadenectomy may have a therapeutic benefit if adjuvant therapy can be omitted without decreasing oncological outcomes, as the long-term quality of life is maintained by avoiding morbidities associated with adjuvant therapy. In intermediate- and high-risk endometrioid endometrial carcinomas, adjuvant therapy may be safely omitted without decreasing long-term survival by open surgery including systematic pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy when patients are node-negative. Systematic lymphadenectomy may remove undetectable low-volume lymph node metastasis in both pelvic and para-aortic regions, and open surgery may reduce vaginal recurrence even without vaginal brachytherapy. However, lymphadenectomy may not improve survival in elderly patients and patients with p53-mutant tumors. In this review, I discuss the characteristics of lymph node metastasis, the methods of lymph node assessment, and the therapeutic benefits of systematic lymphadenectomy in patients with intermediate- and high-risk endometrioid endometrial carcinoma.
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- Isao Otsuka
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa 296-8602, Chiba, Japan
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Uccella S, Zorzato PC, Dababou S, Bosco M, Torella M, Braga A, Frigerio M, Gardella B, Cianci S, Laganà AS, Franchi MP, Garzon S. Conservative Management of Atypical Endometrial Hyperplasia and Early Endometrial Cancer in Childbearing Age Women. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2022; 58:1256. [PMID: 36143933 PMCID: PMC9504942 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58091256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Total hysterectomy and bilateral adnexectomy is the standard treatment for atypical endometrial hyperplasia and early-stage endometrial cancer. However, the recommended surgical treatment precludes future pregnancy when these conditions are diagnosed in women in their fertile age. In these patients, fertility-sparing treatment may be feasible if the desire for childbearing is consistent and specific conditions are present. This review summarizes the available evidence on fertility-sparing management for atypical endometrial hyperplasia and early-stage endometrial cancer. Historically, oral progestins have been the mainstay of conservative management for atypical endometrial hyperplasia and stage IA endometrioid endometrial cancer with no myometrial invasion, although there is no consensus on dosage and treatment length. Intrauterine progestin therapy has proved a valid alternative option when oral progestins are not tolerated. GnRH analogs, metformin, and hysteroscopic resection in combination with progestins appear to increase the overall efficacy of the treatment. After a complete response, conception is recommended; alternatively, maintenance therapy with strict follow-up has been proposed to decrease recurrence. The risk of disease progression is not negligible, and clinicians should not overlook the risk of hereditary forms of the disease in young patients, in particular, Lynch syndrome. Hysterectomy is performed once the desire for childbearing desire has been established. The conservative management of atypical endometrial hyperplasia and early-stage endometrial cancer is feasible, provided a strong desire for childbearing and permitting clinical-pathological conditions. However, patients must be aware of the need for a strict follow-up and the risk of progression with a possible consequent worsening of the prognosis. More homogenous and well-designed studies are necessary to standardize and identify the best treatment and follow-up protocols.
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- Stefano Uccella
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AOUI Verona, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AOUI Verona, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AOUI Verona, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AOUI Verona, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, EOC—Beata Vergine Hospital, 6850 Mendrisio, Switzerland
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- Gynecology Department, San Gerardo Hospital, Milano Bicocca University, ASST Monza, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Human Pathology of Adult and Childhood “G. Barresi”, University of Messina, 98121 Messina, Italy
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- Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), ARNAS “Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli” Hospital, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AOUI Verona, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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Bogani G, Palaia I, Perniola G, Fracassi A, Cuccu I, Golia D'Auge T, Casorelli A, Santangelo G, Fischetti M, Muzii L, Benedetti Panici P, Di Donato V. Assessing the role of low volume disease in endometrial cancer. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2022; 274:68-72. [PMID: 35598492 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2022.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
The role of retroperitoneal staging in endometrial cancer is still unclear. Although the prognostic value of lymphadenectomy has been demonstrated no data support the therapeutic value of nodal dissection. Sentinel node mapping represents an evolution of lymphadenectomy. Sentinel node mapping allows a more accurate identification of low-volume diseases (i.e., micrometastasis and isolated tumor cells) that are not always detectable via conventional histopathological evaluation. Adjuvant therapy might play a role in patients with low-volume disease. However, the presence of isolated tumor cells alone seems to not impact outcomes of endometrioid endometrial cancer patients. Hence, the choice to deliver adjuvant therapies has to be tailored based on uterine factors only. The introduction of molecular and genomic profiling would be useful in selecting appropriate surgical and adjuvant treatments. The molecular-integrated risk profile should be integrated in clinical practice to overcome the need of retroperitoneal staging (in case of non-bulky nodes) in patients at low risk.
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- Giorgio Bogani
- Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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Matsuo K, Klar M, Khetan VU, Violette CJ, Youssefzadeh AC, Yessaian AA, Roman LD. Association between sentinel lymph node biopsy and micrometastasis in endometrial cancer. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2022; 275:91-96. [PMID: 35763967 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2022.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is increasingly utilized at surgical staging for early endometrial cancer. This study examined the association between SLN biopsy and micrometastasis in endometrial cancer. METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study examining the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Result Program. The study population was 6,414 women with T1-2 endometrial cancer who underwent primary hysterectomy and surgical nodal evaluation. Exclusion criteria included cases with isolated tumor cells. Exposure assignment was surgical nodal evaluation (SLN biopsy or lymphadenectomy). Main outcome measure was micrometastasis, assessed by inverse probability of treatment weighting propensity score in a stage-specific fashion. RESULTS In T1a disease (n = 4,608), SLN biopsy was performed in 1,164 (25.3%) cases. SLN biopsy was associated with a 90% increased likeliness of identifying micrometastasis compared to lymphadenectomy (1.3% versus 0.7%, odds ratio 1.90, 95% confidence interval 1.02-3.55, P = 0.040). In T1b disease (n = 1,369), 270 (19.7%) cases had SLN biopsy. The incidence of micrometastasis was significantly higher in the SLN biopsy group compared to the lymphadenectomy group (8.4% versus 5.0%, odds ratio 1.74, 95% confidence interval 1.06-2.86, P = 0.028). In T2 disease (SLN biopsy in 57 [13.0%] of 437 cases), the incidence of micrometastasis was similar between the two groups (7.9% versus 7.0%, odds ratio 0.88, 95% confidence interval 0.30-2.60, P = 0.818). CONCLUSION This study suggests that SLN biopsy protocol may identify more micrometastasis in the regional lymph nodes of T1 endometrial cancer. Whether national-level increase in the utilization of SLN biopsy for early endometrial cancer results in a stage-shifting to advanced disease on a population-basis warrants further investigation.
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- Koji Matsuo
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Freiburg Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Bogani G, Di Donato V, Papadia A, Buda A, Casarin J, Multinu F, Plotti F, Cuccu I, D'Auge TG, Gasparri ML, Pinelli C, Perrone AM, Barra F, Sorbi F, Cromi A, Di Martino G, Palaia I, Perniola G, Ferrero S, De Iaco P, Perrone C, Angioli R, Luvero D, Muzii L, Ghezzi F, Landoni F, Mueller MD, Benedetti Panici P, Raspagliesi F. Evaluating long-term outcomes of three approaches to retroperitoneal staging in endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2022; 166:277-283. [PMID: 35725656 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Sentinel lymph node mapping (SNM) has gained popularity in managing apparent early-stage endometrial cancer (EC). Here, we evaluated the long-term survival of three different approaches of nodal assessment. METHODS This is a multi-institutional retrospective study evaluating long-term outcomes of EC patients having nodal assessment between 01/01/2006 and 12/31/2016. In order to reduce possible confounding factors, we applied a propensity-matched algorithm. RESULTS Overall, 940 patients meeting inclusion criteria were included in the study, of which 174 (18.5%), 187 (19.9%), and 579 (61.6%) underwent SNM, SNM followed by backup lymphadenectomy (LND) and LND alone, respectively. Applying a propensity score matching algorithm (1:1:2) we selected 500 patients, including 125 SNM, 125 SNM/backup LND, and 250 LND. Baseline characteristics of the study population were similar between groups. The prevalence of nodal disease was 14%, 16%, and 12% in patients having SNM, SNM/backup LND and LND, respectively. Overall, 19 (7.6%) patients were diagnosed with low volume nodal disease. The survival analysis comparing the three techniques did not show statistical differences in terms of disease-free (p = 0.750) and overall survival (p = 0.899). Similarly, the type of nodal assessment did not impact survival outcomes after stratification based on uterine risk factors. CONCLUSION Our study highlighted that SNM provides similar long-term oncologic outcomes than LND.
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- Giorgio Bogani
- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, University' of Italian Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Michele e Pietro Ferrero Hospital, 12060 Verduno, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Filippo Del Ponte' Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Division of Gynecologic Surgery, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Campus Biomedico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, University' of Italian Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Filippo Del Ponte' Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sant'Orsola Malpighi University, Hospital University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genova, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Filippo Del Ponte' Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Gynecology Oncology Surgical Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
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- Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genova, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sant'Orsola Malpighi University, Hospital University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Campus Biomedico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Campus Biomedico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gynecological, Obstetrical and Urological Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Filippo Del Ponte' Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Gynecology Oncology Surgical Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Bern and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Gynecological Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Matsuo K, Khetan VU, Brunette LL, Jooya ND, Klar M, Wright JD, Roman LD. Characterizing isolated tumor cells in regional lymph nodes of early endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2022; 165:264-269. [PMID: 35232589 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the characteristics of isolated tumor cells (ITCs) in regional lymph nodes of early-stage endometrial cancer. METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study examining the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Result Program. The study population was 6472 women with non-metastatic, node-negative T1 endometrial cancer who underwent primary hysterectomy and surgical nodal evaluation. Multivariable binary logistic regression model was used to identify the independent characteristics for ITCs. Postoperative therapy according to ITCs status was also assessed with propensity score weighting. RESULTS ITCs were seen in 111 (1.7%) cases. In a multivariable analysis, ITCs were largely associated with tumor factors including deep myometrial invasion (T1b versus T1a, 4.0% versus 1.0%, adjusted-odds ratio [aOR] 3.42, P < 0.001) and larger tumor size (>4 versus ≤4 cm, 3.0% versus 1.6%, aOR 1.55, P = 0.037). Moreover, women undergoing sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy had a higher likelihood of identifying ITCs compared to those undergoing lymphadenectomy (LND): 2.7% for SLN alone, 3.7% for SLN/LND, and 1.2% for LND alone (aOR ranged 2.60-2.99, P < 0.001). Women who had ITCs identified were more likely to receive postoperative therapy (81.8% versus 31.7%, P < 0.001), including external beam radiotherapy (EBT) alone (25.1% versus 3.2%) and chemotherapy/EBT (16.3% versus 1.9%). Similar associations were observed in the low-risk group (stage IA, grade 1-2 endometrioid, 78.4% versus 9.2%, P < 0.001), including EBT alone (35.3% versus 0.6%). CONCLUSION This study suggests that a SLN protocol can identify more ITCs in the regional lymph nodes of early endometrial cancer. Deep myometrial invasion and large tumor size were associated with increased risk of ITCs. Postoperative therapy is offered more frequently in the setting of ITCs with variable treatment patterns, warranting further outcome studies and practice guidelines.
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- Koji Matsuo
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Freiburg Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Casarin J, Bogani G, Multinu F, Mariani A, Abu-Rustum NR, Ghezzi F, Ramirez PT. Paradigm shifts in gynecologic oncology. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2021; 31:1617. [PMID: 34716176 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2021-003108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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- Jvan Casarin
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Insubria Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Varese, Italy .,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Lazio, Italy
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- Department of Gynecologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Insubria Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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