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ArticleJournal of gynecologic oncology2017

Early ovarian cancer surgery with indocyanine-green-guided targeted compartmental lymphadenectomy (TCL, pelvic part).

Rainer Kimmig, Paul Buderath, Peter Rusch, Pawel Mach, Bahriye Aktas

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Article in Journal of gynecologic oncology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rainer KimmigDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany. rainer.kimmig@uk-essen.de.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1118-2199
Paul BuderathDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Peter RuschDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4890-3503
Pawel MachDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7301-6746
Bahriye AktasDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5474-051X
University of Duisburg-Essen · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePara-aortic indocyanine-green (ICG)-guided targeted compartmental lymphadenectomy is feasible in early ovarian cancer; systematic pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy could potentially be avoided if thoroughly investigated sentinel nodes could predict whether residual nodes will be involved or free of disease. In contrast to advanced ovarian cancer, where the therapeutic potential of lymphadenectomy will soon be clarified by the results of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gynäkologische Onkologie lymphadenectomy in ovarian neoplasms (AGO LION) trial, systematic lymphadenectomy seems to be mandatory for diagnostic and also therapeutic purposes in early ovarian cancer. Sentinel node biopsy or resection of the regional lymphatic network may reduce morbidity compared to systematic lymphadenectomy as shown already for other entities. Apart from the ovarian mesonephric pathway, a second Müllerian uterine pathway exists for lymphatic drainage of the ovary. Lymphatic valves apparently do not exist at this level of the utero-ovarian network since injection of radioactivity into the ovarian ligaments also labelled pelvic nodes.

methodsWe applied ICG using 4×0.5 mL of a 1.66 mg/mL ICG solution for transcervical injection into the fundal and midcorporal myometrium at each side [10] instead of injection into the infundibulopelvic ligament, since the utero-ovarian drainage was intact.

resultsIn this case a 1.8 cm cancer of the right ovary was removed in continuity with its draining lymphatic vessels and at least the first 2 sentinel nodes in each channel "en bloc" as shown in this video for the pelvic part, consistent with the loco-regional ontogenetic approach.

conclusionThis could potentially avoid most of systematic lymphadenectomies in early ovarian cancer.

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Indocyanine GreenColoring AgentsFemaleHumansLymphatic MetastasisLymph Node ExcisionOvarian NeoplasmsPara-Aortic BodiesPelvisSentinel Lymph Node BiopsyColoring AgentsIndocyanine GreenIndocyanine GreenLymph Node ExcisionOvarian Neoplasms

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PMID28657229
PMCPMC5540727
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