Diagnostic value of lymphography in cervical cancer stage Ib.
The value of lymphography in the diagnosis of lymph node metastases was investigated in 89 patients with stage Ib cervical carcinoma. All patients underwent radical hysterectomy. The lymphography (radiological diagnosis) was compared with the histopathological examination of the corresponding lymph nodes. The positive predictive value of the lymphography was 13% and that of the negative predictive value 98%. It is concluded that lymphography is not reliable for the diagnosis of lymph node metastases in cervical cancer stage Ib.
Boie
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Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
Jakobsen
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Petersen
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Sell
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008220:Lymphography; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology