Comparison of laparoscopic sonography with surgical pathology in the evaluation of pelvic lymph nodes in women with cervical cancer

This study compared laparoscopic sonography with surgical pathology in the evaluation of pelvic lymph nodes in women with cervical cancer. Intraoperative laparoscopic sonography of pelvic lymph nodes was performed in 31 women with biopsy-proven cervical cancer. A lymph node that was rounded (longitu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of roentgenology (1976) 1999-06, Vol.172 (6), p.1521-1525
Hauptverfasser:	Yang, WT, Cheung, TH, Ho, SS, Yu, MY, Metreweli, C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Contrast Media Endosonography - instrumentation Endosonography - methods Endosonography - statistics & numerical data Female Female genital diseases Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Laparoscopes Laparoscopy - methods Laparoscopy - statistics & numerical data Lymph Node Excision Lymph Nodes - diagnostic imaging Lymph Nodes - pathology Lymph Nodes - surgery Lymphatic Metastasis Medical sciences Middle Aged Pelvis - diagnostic imaging Pelvis - pathology Pelvis - surgery Sensitivity and Specificity Sodium Chloride Tumors Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - pathology Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	This study compared laparoscopic sonography with surgical pathology in the evaluation of pelvic lymph nodes in women with cervical cancer. Intraoperative laparoscopic sonography of pelvic lymph nodes was performed in 31 women with biopsy-proven cervical cancer. A lymph node that was rounded (longitudinal-transverse axis ratio of
ISSN:	0361-803X 1546-3141
DOI:	10.2214/ajr.172.6.10350283