Juniper Publishers: Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Gynecological Malignancies-Are We Ready for Routine Clinical Use?
JUNIPER PUBLISHERS- JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY AND WOMEN’S HEALTH Journal of Gynecology and Women’s Health-Juniper Publishers Authored by Neelam Aggarwal* Abstract Sentinel lymph node mapping over a period of time has gained popularity in gynecological cancers In case of vulvar and cervical cancers results are quite convincing. Combined mapping methods along with ultrastaging and immunohistochemistry of sentinel nodes has shown higher detection rate with negligible false negative results. But, still to validate the place of sentinel lymph node mapping in management of gynecological cancers more multicentric studies are required. Keywords: Sentinel lymph node; Gynecological cancers; Immunohistochemistry ...