Clinical application of sentinel lymph node dissection in the treatment of early cervical cancer
10.3760/cma.j.cn341190-20240920-01209
- VernacularTitle:前哨淋巴结切除在早期宫颈癌治疗中的临床应用研究
- Author:
Meilan CHEN
1
;
Ying YANG
1
;
Hongqing LYU
1
Author Information
1. 金华市妇幼保健院妇科,金华 321000
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Uterine cervical neoplasms;
Sentinel lymph node;
Lymph node excision;
Perioperative period;
Operative time;
Postoperative complications
- From:
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
2025;32(7):1024-1028
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the efficacy and safety of sentinel lymph node dissection in the treatment of early cervical cancer.Methods:This study used a prospective study design. A total of 122 patients with early cervical cancer who received treatment at Jinhua Maternal & Child Health Care Hospital form June 2022 to June 2024 were included in this study. These patients were divided into an observation group and a control group ( n = 61/group) using a random number table method. In the observation group, sentinel lymph node resection instead of systematic lymphadenectomy was performed, while in the control group, systematic lymphadenectomy was performed. Perioperative indicators, postoperative lymph node pathology results, complications, and postoperative tumor recurrence rates were compared between the two groups. Additionally, sentinel lymph node imaging results were evaluated in the observation group. Results:After treatment, the surgical time, duration of pelvic drainage tube retention, duration of catheter retention, postoperative hospital stay, number of lymph nodes dissected, and time to postoperative bowel function recovery in the observation group were (178.33 ± 8.29) minutes, (7.19 ± 1.38) days, (11.73±2.57) days, (8.09±1.34) days, (12.48 ± 2.63), and (2.28 ± 0.69) days, respectively. These values were significantly shorter or lower than those in the control group [(239.41 ± 9.83) minutes, (9.74 ± 1.75) days, (12.88 ± 2.76) days, (9.53 ± 1.47) days, (133.27 ± 11.43) mL, (26.18 ± 2.27), (3.12 ± 0.98) days, t = 37.10, 8.94, 2.38, 5.65, 30.80, 5.47, all P < 0.05]. There were no statistically significant differences in postoperative pathological results between the two groups ( χ2 = 2.03, 0.12, both P > 0.05). The overall incidence of perioperative complications in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group [1.46% (1/61) vs. 8.19% (5/61), χ2 = 5.55, P < 0.05). Conclusions:Sentinel lymph node resection can significantly enhance the perioperative outcomes of patients with cervical cancer and reduce the incidence of complications. Additionally, there were no recurrences of cervical cancer during the follow-up period. Therefore, sentinel lymph node resection is a safe and feasible procedure.