TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of paraaortic lymph node metastasis in patients with primary epithelial carcinoma of the ovary
AU - Matsukuma, K.
AU - Tsukamoto, N.
AU - Tou, N.
AU - Sugihara, K.
AU - Saito, T.
AU - Kaku, T.
AU - Kamura, T.
AU - Matsuyama, T.
AU - Nakano, H.
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PY - 1988/7
Y1 - 1988/7
N2 - From 1979-1986, 110 patients with an ovarian cancer have been treated at Kyushu University Hospital. Sixty-eight of these patients with untreated primary adenocarcinoma of the ovary underwent a paraaortic lymph node (PAN) biopsy at the time of their initial surgery. Twenty-two of these 68 patients were found (32.4%) to have a positive PAN. Microscopic PAN metastases were present in 4 patients, who, macroscopically, seemed to have the disease confined to the pelvis. The incidence of a positive PAN was seen to correlate with the clinical stage and degree of differentiation of the primary tumor. Positive PANs were more frequent in cases of a serous rather than a mucinous carcinoma. All 5 patients with a metastatic adenocarcinoma originating from the stomach or the colon had a positive PAN. It thus has been concluded that a PAN evaluation is important for the management of ovarian cancer.
AB - From 1979-1986, 110 patients with an ovarian cancer have been treated at Kyushu University Hospital. Sixty-eight of these patients with untreated primary adenocarcinoma of the ovary underwent a paraaortic lymph node (PAN) biopsy at the time of their initial surgery. Twenty-two of these 68 patients were found (32.4%) to have a positive PAN. Microscopic PAN metastases were present in 4 patients, who, macroscopically, seemed to have the disease confined to the pelvis. The incidence of a positive PAN was seen to correlate with the clinical stage and degree of differentiation of the primary tumor. Positive PANs were more frequent in cases of a serous rather than a mucinous carcinoma. All 5 patients with a metastatic adenocarcinoma originating from the stomach or the colon had a positive PAN. It thus has been concluded that a PAN evaluation is important for the management of ovarian cancer.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 2841509
AN - SCOPUS:0024040285
SN - 0021-4949
VL - 34
SP - 985
EP - 989
JO - Gan no rinsho. Japan journal of cancer clinics
JF - Gan no rinsho. Japan journal of cancer clinics
IS - 8
ER -
