Objective In order to define the clinical significance of low-volume metastasis, a
comprehensive meta-analysis of published data and individual data obtained from articles …

Lymph node macroscopic involvement in cervical cancer is a well-known prognostic factor,
allows the gynecologic-oncologist to identify women at increased risk for recurrence. Since …

Background In cervical cancer, presence of lymph-node macrometastases (MAC) is a major
prognostic factor and an indication for adjuvant treatment. However, since clinical impact of …

Background: With the development of the sentinel node technique in early-stage cervical
cancer, it is imperative to define the clinical significance of micrometastases (MICs) and …

OBJECTIVE.: The objective of this study was to compare the significance of numbers of
metastatic (MLN) and removed lymph nodes (RLN) between primary surgical treatment …

Objective To evaluate the prevalence of micrometastases in lymph node tissue of patients
with stage Ib1–IIA cervical cancer, the correlation of micrometastases with tumor recurrence …

Purpose We aimed to assess prognostic value of metastatic pelvic lymph node (mPLN) in
early-stage cervical cancer treated with radical surgery followed by postoperative …

OBJECTIVE: Despite histologically negative lymph nodes, approximately 15% of patients
with early-stage cervical cancer will develop recurrence. Micrometastases have been shown …

Although patients with early-stage cervical cancer have in general a favorable prognosis,
10% to 40% patients still recur depending on pathologic risk factors. The objective of this …

Introduction As sentinel lymph node biopsy is evolving to an accepted standard of care,
clinicians are being faced with more frequent cases of small volume nodal metastatic …