A case for caution in the pursuit of the sentinel node in women with endometrial carcinoma

Gynecol Oncol. 2014 Feb;132(2):275-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.11.023. Epub 2013 Dec 1.

Authors

Michael Frumovitz¹, Robert C Coleman², Pamela T Soliman², Pedro T Ramirez², Charles F Levenback²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: mfrumovitz@mdanderson.org.
² Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

PMID: 24291694
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.11.023

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Algorithms
Endometrial Neoplasms / pathology*
False Negative Reactions
Female
Humans
Lymph Nodes / pathology*
Lymphatic Metastasis
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / methods*
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / standards