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Table 2 Literature review of sentinel node detection in cervical cancers (Only Studies with more than 20 patients were presented)

From: Lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy in gynecological cancers: a critical review of the literature

Author

Yıl

Detection method

Tracer

Surgery

No. of cases

Lymph node dissection

Detection rate (%)

Positive SN

False negative SN

NPV (%)

Ultrastaging

Malur [44]

2001

ILS or BD

Albumin-RES

LT/LS

50

PN+PAN

80

6

1

97

(-)

Rhim [34]

2002

ILS + BD

Colloid albumin

LT

26

PN+PAN

100

5

1

95

(-)

Levenback [36]

2002

ILS + BD

Radiocolloid

LT

39

PN+PAN

100

8

1

97

(+)

Plante [2]

2003

BD

Antimony trisulfide colloid

LS

41

PN+PAN

79

12

0

100

(+)

Martinez-Palones [37]

2004

ILS + BD

Colloid albumin

LT/LS

25

PN+PAN

92

4

0

100

(+)

Chung [48]

2003

ILS + BD

Sulphur colloid

LT

26

PN+PAN(bifurcation)

100

1

0

100

?

Buist [49]

2003

ILS + BD

Colloid albumin

LS

25

PN

100

9

1

94

(+)

Hubalewska [50]

2003

ILS + BD

Nanocolloid

LT

37

PN+PAN

100

5

?

?

?

Van Dam [51]

2003

ILS

Nanocolloid

LS

25

PN

84

5

0

100

?

Marchiole [53]

2004

BD

-

LS

29

PN

100

2

3

87.5

(+)

Niikura [54]

2004

ILS + BD

Phytate

LT

20

PN

90

2

0

100

(+)

Pijpers [55]

2004

ILS + BD

Colloid albumin

LS

34

PN

97

17

1

92

?

Silva [42]

2005

ILS

Phytate

LT

56

PN

93

10

3

92

(+)

Rob [5]

2005

BD

-

LT/LS

100

PN+PAN

80

20

1

99

(+)

Di Stefano [56]

2005

BD

-

LT

50

PN

90

9

1

97

(+)

Angioli [57]

2005

ILS, (LS+BD)

Colloid albumin

LS

37 (83)

PN

70 (96.4)

9 (15)

0 (0)

100(100)

(+)

Lin [58]

2005

ILS

Sulfur colloid

LT

30

PN

100

7

0

100

(+)

  1. BD: blue dye method, ILS: intraoperative lymphoscintigraphy, LS: laparoscopy, LT: laparotomy; NPV: negative predictive value, SN: sentinel node, (+): yes, (-):No, ?: Unknown, PN: Pelvic lymph node dissection, PAN: Para-aortic lymph node dissection