title: Benign glandular elements and decidual reaction in retroperitoneal lymph nodes.
abstract: Among 70 patients with gynecologic malignancies who underwent surgical staging and pelvic and periaortic lymphadenectomy, five were found to have benign glandular and/or stromal elements in the retroperitoneal lymph nodes. In three instances, these were originally diagnosed as metastatic cancer. The literature on this subject is reviewed and its significance is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D005629:Frozen Sections; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space