title: [Analysis of correlation between HPV DNA lymph node presence and pathologic parameters of primary tumour in cervical carcinoma patients treated surgically].
abstract: Young-age sexual activity, multiple sexual partners, number of pregnancies, smoking and human papilliomavirus (HPV) infections are factors commonly considered as promoters of cervical tumorogenesis. Cervical carcinoma patients' prognosis correlates significantly with staging (according to FIGO classification). In early stages lymph-node involvement is considered as the most important prognostic factor. Other factors are: initial volume of the lesion, lymphatic and blood vessels involvement, depth of cervical invasion. Also parametrium involvement seems to decrease the rate of 5-year survival. The aim of the research was to estimate correlation between HPV DNA lymph node presence and pathologic parameters of primary tumour in surgically treated cervical carcinoma patients. We analysed DNA isolated from lymph nodes sampled intra-operatively from 134 patients, surgically treated for cervical cancer with PCR. We confirmed the presence of HPV DNA sequences in lymph nodes in 81 (60.5%) cases. Lymph node presence of HPV DNA rate was significantly higher in: advanced tumours, cases with initial lesion volume exceeding 10 cm3, cases with uterus and vaginal involvement and with initial tumour invasion deeper than 10 mm.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Endokrynologii Ginekologicznej, Instytut Połoznictwa i Chorób Kobiecych AMG 80-402 Gdańsk, ul. Kliniczna 1A. luka@amedec.amg.gda.pl
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lukaszuk
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liss
authors.forename: Izabela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Woźniak
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Emerich
mesh_terms: D015344:DNA Probes, HPV / Q000032:analysis*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000821:virology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000503:physiopathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D015344:DNA Probes, HPV; D004279:DNA, Viral