Metastatic and non-metastatic sentinel inguinofemoral lymph nodes in vulvar cancer show an increased lymphangiogenesis

Introduction and objective Lymph node involvement is a strong predictor of disease recurrence and patient survival in vulvar cancer. The aim of the study was to evaluate the feasibility of sentinel lymph node (SLN) screening, the incidence of skip metastases, and lymph node lymphangiogenesis. Mater...

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Main Authors: Magda Piechowicz, Marcin Mikos, Tomasz Banas, Krzysztof Okon, Milosz Pietrus, Marta Balajewicz-Nowak, Lukasz Szczudlik, Zbigniew Kojs, Aleksandra Czerw, Grzegorz Juszczyk, Kazimierz Pityński
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Rural Health 2020-03-01
Series:Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/aaem/Metastatic-and-non-metastatic-sentinel-inguinofemoral-lymph-nodes-in-vulvar-cancer,105925,0,2.html