title: [Clinical significance of lymph node micrometastases in cervical cancer].
abstract: In most cancers of epithelial origin, metastases to the lymph nodes constitute the most important prognostic factor and are predictive of the results of the surgical and adjuvant therapies. Data on the lymph node status allows to design an appropriate treatment plan. Despite advances in gynecologic oncology the importance of lymph node micrometastases in cervical cancer especially in nonsentinel lymph nodes which are detected by ultrastaging, has not been fully elucidated. The purpose of the article is to familiarize the reader with the state of current knowledge on cervical cancer micrometastases. The authors attempt to answer the question about the benefits of lymph node assessment in the search for micrometastases in cervical cancer as well as to address emerging doubts.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Ginekologii, Ginekologii Onkologicznej i Endokrynologii Ginekologicznej, Gdańsk Uniwersytet Medyczny, Gdańsk, Polska. marcinsniadecki@gumed.edu.pl
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sniadecki
authors.forename: Sambor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sawicki
authors.forename: Szymon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wojtylak
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liro
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wydra
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D061206:Neoplasm Micrometastasis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012307:Risk Factors; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D016387:Women's Health