<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Introduction and objective:</bold> The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of pelvic lymph metastases in cervical cancer, depending on the biology of the tumor and the new changes in the staging.<bold>Material and methods:</bold> A retrospective database analysis involving 85 patients with cervical carcinoma for a 5-year period was performed. Various factors were analyzed for the purpose of the study.<bold>Results:</bold> In 20% of our patients lymph metastases were found with more frequent locus in the right lymph chains. The average number of metastases was equal to or greater than 2. Moderately differentiated cervical carcinomas metastasized most commonly. The most frequent were metastases in squamous cell carcinoma and in Stage 2B under the TNM classification. After changes in FIGO’s classification the presence of positive lymph nodes defined the disease as III stage.<bold>Conclusion:</bold> Our study confirms that cervical carcinoma metastasizes in the pelvic lymph nodes before it reaches the para-aortic lymph nodes.</abstract>

Introduction and objective: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of pelvic lymph metastases in cervical cancer, depending on the biology of the tumor and the new changes in the staging.Material and methods: A retrospective database analysis involving 85 patients with cervical carcinoma for a 5-year period was performed. Various factors were analyzed for the purpose of the study.Results: In 20% of our patients lymph metastases were found with more frequent locus in the right lymph chains. The average number of metastases was equal to or greater than 2. Moderately differentiated cervical carcinomas metastasized most commonly. The most frequent were metastases in squamous cell carcinoma and in Stage 2B under the TNM classification. After changes in FIGO’s classification the presence of positive lymph nodes defined the disease as III stage.Conclusion: Our study confirms that cervical carcinoma metastasizes in the pelvic lymph nodes before it reaches the para-aortic lymph nodes.

Frequency of Pelvic Lymphatic Metastases in Patients with Cervical Cancer – A Retrospective Study

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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Introduction and objective: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of pelvic lymph metastases in cervical cancer, depending on the biology of the...

Frequency of Pelvic Lymphatic Metastases in Patients with Cervical Cancer – A Retrospective Study

Published Online: May 05, 2021

Page range: 63 - 67

Accepted: Dec 17, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2021-0010

Keywords
cervical carcinoma, lymph metastases, TNM, FIGO

© 2021 E. Chupryna et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Frequency of Pelvic Lymphatic Metastases in Patients with Cervical Cancer – A Retrospective Study

Published Online: May 05, 2021

Page range: 63 - 67

Accepted: Dec 17, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2021-0010

Keywordscervical carcinoma, lymph metastases, TNM, FIGO

© 2021 E. Chupryna et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
cervical carcinoma, lymph metastases, TNM, FIGO