Intraoperative frozen section analysis of pelvic lymph nodes in gynecologic malignancies: a prospective study

Authors
Vocaturo, G Cutillo, G Maneschi, F Mariani, L D'Andrea, G Giannice, R Muzi, L Casalino, B Rabitti, C Bianchi, A Sciarretta, F Neri, L Benedetti-Panici, P
Citation
G. Vocaturo et al., Intraoperative frozen section analysis of pelvic lymph nodes in gynecologic malignancies: a prospective study, 7TH BIENNIAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL GYNECOLOGIC CANCER SOCIETY, 1999, pp. 489-492
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Current Book Contents
Journal title
7TH BIENNIAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL GYNECOLOGIC CANCER SOCIETY → ACNP
Year of publication
1999
Pages
489 - 492
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
Radiologic imaging of lymph nodes has a low sensitivity-sensibility. To val idate the accuracy of intraoperative frozen section analysis (IFSA) on lymp h nodes we enrolled 50 patients with uterine cancer who underwent IFSA of e xternal iliac, superficial obturator and interiliac nodal groups. Median ti me required for IFSA was 20 minutes (range, 16-22). The sensitivity, the sp ecificity and the accuracy of the procedure were 92%, 100% and 98%, respect ively.