[Intraoperative lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node dissection in cervical uterine cancer]

Regional lymph node involvement is the most important prognostic indicator in patients with solid tumors. Conventional lymph node dissection has not been shown to affect survical and is often associated with considerable morbidity. Intraoperative lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node dissection were therefore designed as a minimally invesive alternative to routine elective lymph node dissection in patients with primary cutaneous melanoma. This study examined whether intraoperative lympatic mapping and sentinel lymph node dissection were accurate in staging patients with cervical cancer.