TABATA Tsutomu
   Department   School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine
   Position   Professor and Division head
Article types Original article
Language English
Peer review Peer reviewed
Presence of invitation Invited paper
Title Sentinel node navigation surgery in cervical cancer: a systematic review and metaanalysis.
Journal Formal name:International journal of clinical oncology
Abbreviation:Int J Clin Oncol
ISSN code:14377772/13419625
Domestic / ForeginDomestic
Volume, Issue, Page 27(8),pp.1247-1255
Author and coauthor Chiyoda Tatsuyuki, Yoshihara Kosuke, Kagabu Masahiro, Nagase Satoru, Katabuchi Hidetaka, Mikami Mikio, Tabata Tsutomu, Hirashima Yasuyuki, Kobayashi Yoichi, Kaneuchi Masanori, Tokunaga Hideki, Baba Tsukasa
Authorship Corresponding author
Publication date 2022/08
Summary Sentinel node navigation surgery (SNNS) is used in clinical practice for the treatment of cervical cancer. This study aimed to elucidate the appropriate sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping method and assess the safety and benefits of SNNS. We searched the PubMed, Ichushi, and Cochrane Library databases for randomized controlled trials (RCT) and studies on SLN in cervical cancer from January 2012 to December 2020. Two authors independently assessed study quality and extracted data. We quantitatively analyzed the detection rate, sensitivity/specificity, and complications and reviewed information, including the survival data of SLN biopsy (SLNB) without pelvic lymphadenectomy (PLND). The detection rate of SLN mapping in the unilateral pelvis was median 95.7% and 100% and in the bilateral pelvis was median 80.4% and 90% for technetium-99 m (Tc) with/without blue dye (Tc w/wo BD) and indocyanine green (ICG) alone, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of each tracer were high; the area under the curve of each tracer was 0.988 (Tc w/wo BD), 0.931 (BD w/wo Tc), 0.966 (ICG), and 0.977 (carbon nanoparticle). Morbidities including lymphedema, neurological symptoms and blood loss were associated with PLND. One RCT and five studies all showed SNNS without systematic PLND does not impair recurrence or survival in early-stage cervical cancer with a tumor size ≤ 2-4 cm. Both Tc w/wo BD and ICG are appropriate SLN tracers. SNNS can reduce the morbidities associated with PLND without affecting disease progression in early-stage cervical cancer.
DOI 10.1007/s10147-022-02178-w
PMID 35612720