Benign glandular elements and decidual reaction in retroperitoneal lymph nodes.
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.
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