Lymph node disorders and prognostic value of nodal involvement in patients treated for a borderline ovarian tumor:: An analysis of a series of 42 lymphadenectomies
Lymph node disorders and prognostic value of nodal involvement in patients treated for a borderline ovarian tumor:: An analysis of a series of 42 lymphadenectomies
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DOI:
10.1016/s1072-7515(02)01250-4
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发表时间:
2002-09-01
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Castaigne, D
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作者:
Camatte, S;Morice, P;Castaigne, D
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to evaluate the rate and the clinical outcomes of lymph node involvement in patients treated for borderline ovarian tumor (BOT).STUDY DESIGN: Forty-two patients were treated for BOT with a procedure that included lymphadenectomy. Twenty-four patients underwent a pelvic lymphadenectomy, 6 a paraaortic lymphadenectomy, and 12 both procedures. Thirty-two patients underwent systematic lymphadenectomy, five because of associated cancer (uterine cervix or corpus) and five because of bulky nodes discovered during the surgical procedure.RESULTS: An endosalpingiosis was present in 11 (26%) patients who underwent lymphadenectomy. Eight patients bad nodal involvement related to the BOT. All patients with nodal involvement had serous BOT with peritoneal implants. None of the patients with a mucinous tumor had nodal involvement. None of the patients with early-stage disease (without peritoneal disease) had nodal involvement discovered after routine lymphadenectomy. None of the patients with nodal involvement died of borderline tumor. One patient died of a complication of adjuvant therapy (leukemia after chemotherapy).CONCLUSIONS: The prognosis of patients with borderline tumors of the ovary and nodal involvement is excellent. Routine lymphadenectomy should not be performed in patients with early-stage disease. This procedure should be carried out in patients with serous tumor and enlarged lymph nodes. (C) 2002 by the American College of Surgeons.