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ArticleArchives of gynecology and obstetrics2021

Prognostic value of the number of the metastatic lymph nodes in locally early-stage cervical cancer: squamous cell carcinoma versus non-squamous cell carcinoma.

Koray Aslan, Ali Haberal, Hüseyin Akıllı, Mehmet Mutlu Meydanli, Ali Ayhan

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Article in Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Koray AslanDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Ankara City Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey. aslan_koray@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3432-7381
Ali HaberalDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.
Hüseyin AkıllıDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.
Mehmet Mutlu MeydanliDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Ankara City Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.
Ali AyhanDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.
Başkent University · TRAnkara University · TRSağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi · TR

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purposeTo clarify the prognostic value of the number of metastatic lymph nodes (mLNs) in squamous and non-squamous histologies among women with node-positive cervical cancer.

methodsOne hundred ninety-one node-positive cervical cancer patients who had undergone radical hysterectomy plus systematic pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy followed by concurrent radiochemotherapy were retrospectively reviewed. The prognostic value of the number of mLNs was investigated in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) v (n = 148) and non-SCC (n = 43) histologies separately with univariate log-rank test and multivariate Cox regression analyses.

resultsIn SCC cohort, mLNs > 2 was significantly associated with decreased 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) [hazard ratio (HR) = 2.06; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.03-4.09; p = 0.03) and overall survival (OS) (HR = 2.35, 95% CI 1.11-4.99; p = 0.02). However mLNs > 2 had no significant impact on 5-year DFS and 5-year OS rates in non-SCC cohort (p = 0.94 and p = 0.94, respectively). We stratified the entire study population as SCC with mLNs ≤ 2, SCC with mLNs > 2, and non-SCC groups. Thereafter, we compared survival outcomes. The non-SCC group had worse 5-year OS (46.8% vs. 85.3%, respectively; p < 0.001) and 5-year DFS rates (31.6% vs. 82.2%, respectively; p < 0.001) when compared to those of the SCC group with mLNs ≤ 2. However, the non-SCC group and the SCC group with mLNs > 2 had similar 5-year OS (46.8% vs. 65.5%, respectively; p = 0.16) and 5-year DFS rates (31.6% vs. 57.5%, respectively; p = 0.06).

conclusionNode-positive cervical cancer patients who have non-SCC histology as well as those who have SCC histology with mLNs > 2 seem to have worse survival outcomes when compared to women who have SCC histology with mLNs ≤ 2.

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Carcinoma, Squamous CellUterine Cervical NeoplasmsFemaleHumansLymph Node ExcisionLymph NodesNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRetrospective StudiesCarcinomaCervical cancerLymph nodesPrognostic factorsSquamous cell

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