Predictors of Bilateral SLN Radiocolloid Detection in Endometrial Carcinoma.

 Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping is an alternative method to conventional lymphadenectomy for nodal status assessment in patients with stage I/II endometrial carcinoma (EC). This study aimed to analyze the potential predictors of unsuccessful bilateral detection of SLN after the application of radiocolloid in EC.  A prospective, observational, cross-sectional study was performed on 41 patients with EC in preoperative stage I, who underwent SLN mapping after cervical application of 4mCi Tc-SENTI-SCINT.

The Evaluation of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Using Radiocolloid in First Stage Endometrial Cancer.

Objectives: Detection of a sentinel lymph node (SLN) in patients with endometrial cancer (EC) reduces the rate of unnecessary systemic lymph dissection. The aim of this study was to assess the SLN detection rate, accuracy of the method using Tc-99m-SENTI-SCINT and the rate of metastatic nodal involvement in patients with preoperative first stage EC.

Methods: A prospective study of SLN biopsy of 41 patients with stage I EC was conducted after cervical application of 4mCi Tc-99m-SENTI-SCINT.

Preoperative detection of sentinel lymph node in patients with endometrial cancer - comparison of planar lymphoscintigraphy, spect and SPECT/CT.

Background: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping allows minimal invasive assessment of lymph node status in patients with early-stage endometrial cancer (EC). Intraoperative detection of SLNs is based on the results obtained from preoperative nuclear medical images. The purpose of this study was to compare the data obtained from planar lymphoscintigraphy (PL), single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), and SPECT with computed tomography (SPECT/CT) for preoperative SLN detection in patients with EC.