鲁圆圆, 杨 帆, 郑 莹. Research progress and prospect of sentinel lymph node mapping in endometrial carcinoma[J]. China Oncology, 2021, 31(10): 944-948. DOI: 10.19401/j.cnki.1007-3639.2021.10.011.
Research progress and prospect of sentinel lymph node mapping in endometrial carcinoma
Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping has been proposed as a more “targeted” alternative for accurate lymph node resection in endometrial cancer (EC). However
there are still some problems and disputes to be resolved. For example
the standard clinical application of SLN mapping in high-risk patients
the optimal SLN algorithm
the optimal approach to evaluate SLN and the clinical significance of low volume metastasis (LVM) are worth exploring. At present
the cervical indocyanine green injection is the most commonly used tracer method
and the detection rate of LVM can be improved by ultrastaging. However
the procedures and indications of ultrastaging and clinical management of LVM need to be further standardized. In addition
high-risk EC is not an absolute contraindication for SLN mapping
however
the standard clinical application of SLN mapping in such patients needs further clinical study. This article reviewed the research status and progress of SLN mapping in EC in recent years.