The Combination of Preoperative Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography and Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in the Surgical Management of Endometrioid Endometrial Cancer

Bese, Tugan; Sal, Veysel; Demirkiran, Fuat; Kahramanoglu, Ilker; Tokgozoglu, Nedim; Ilvan, Şennur; Aydin, Övgü; Hallac, Metin; Vatankulu, Betül; Demirayak, Gokhan; Turan, Hasan; Arvas, Macit

doi:10.1097/igc.0000000000000773

The Combination of Preoperative Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography and Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in the Surgical Management of Endometrioid Endometrial Cancer

Bese T., Sal V., Demirkiran F., Kahramanoglu I., Tokgozoglu N., Ilvan S., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, vol.26, no.7, pp.1228-1238, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 26 Issue: 7
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1097/igc.0000000000000773
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1228-1238
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective The goal of this study was to evaluate the combination of sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping and F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan in detection of lymph node involvement in patients with endometrioid endometrial cancer (EEC).