Author/Editor     Takač, I; Arko, D; Gavrić, V; Gorišek, B; Vlaisavljević, V
Title     Prediction of lymph node metastases in ovarian cancer by transvaginal ultrasound
Type     članek
Source     In: Bosze P, Maggino T, De Oliveira CF, et al, editors. 11th international meeting of gynaecological oncology; 1999 May 8-12; Budapest. Bologna: Monduzzi Editore, International proceedings division,
Publication year     1999
Volume     str. 141-4
Language     eng
Abstract     The aim of this prospective study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal sonography of adnexal tumors in predicting lymph node metastases in women undergoing laparotomy for ovarian cancer. In 30 consecutive women undergoing pelvic and paraaortic lymphadenectomy due to ovarian cancer, the morphology of the adnexal mass was evaluated preoperatively with transvaginal sonography. There were 20 (66.7%) patients with negative and 10 (33.3%) patients with positive lymph nodes. The differences in maximal tumor diameter, maximal thickness of tumor wall, echographic structure or presence of ascites between both groups of patients were not significant. Using conventional echographic analysis of adnexal tumors, according to the authors experience it was not possible to predict lymph node metastases in patients with ovarian cancer.
Descriptors     OVARIAN NEOPLASMS
LYMPHATIC METASTASIS
LYMPH NODE EXCISION
LAPAROTOMY
ASCITES
NEOPLASM STAGING