Table 2 Clinic-pathological factors for the performance of SLN detection
From: Potential risks in sentinel lymph node biopsy for cervical cancer: a single-institution pilot study
Unsuccessful detection (%) | Successful detection (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 42 | 33 | |
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | |||
Yes | 9 (21.4) | 6 (18.2) | |
No | 33 (78.6) | 27 (81.8) | 0.727 |
Histological grade | |||
G1-2 | 20 (47.6) | 19 (57.6) | |
G3 | 22 (52.4) | 14 (42.4) | 0.392 |
Deep stromal invasion | |||
Yes | 23 (54.8) | 13 (39.4) | |
No | 19 (45.2) | 20 (60.6) | 0.186 |
Lymphovascular invasion | |||
Yes | 20 (47.6) | 2 (6.06) | |
No | 22 (52.4) | 31 (94.0) | < 0.001 |
Tumor diameter | |||
≥ 2 cm | 26 (61.9) | 14 (42.4) | |
< 2 cm | 16 (38.1) | 19 (57.6) | 0.093 |
Growth type | |||
Exophytic | 20 (47.6) | 22 (66.7) | |
Endophytic | 14 (33.3) | 6 (18.2) | |
Ulcerative | 8 (19.0) | 5 (15.2) | 0.229 |