Table 2

Literature review of sentinel node detection in cervical cancers (Only Studies with more than 20 patients were presented)
Author
 Yıl
 Detection method
 Tracer
 Surgery
 No. of cases
 Lymph node dissection
 Detection rate (%)
 Positive SN
 False negative SN
 NPV (%)
 Ultrastaging
Malur [44]
 2001
 ILS or BD
 Albumin-RES
 LT/LS
 50
 PN+PAN
 80
 6
 1
 97
 (-)
Rhim [34]
 2002
 ILS + BD
 Colloid albumin
 LT
 26
 PN+PAN
 100
 5
 1
 95
 (-)
Levenback [36]
 2002
 ILS + BD
 Radiocolloid
 LT
 39
 PN+PAN
 100
 8
 1
 97
 (+)
Plante [2]
 2003
 BD
 Antimony trisulfide colloid
 LS
 41
 PN+PAN
 79
 12
 0
 100
 (+)
Martinez-Palones [37]
 2004
 ILS + BD
 Colloid albumin
 LT/LS
 25
 PN+PAN
 92
 4
 0
 100
 (+)
Chung [48]
 2003
 ILS + BD
 Sulphur colloid
 LT
 26
 PN+PAN(bifurcation)
 100
 1
 0
 100
 ?
Buist [49]
 2003
 ILS + BD
 Colloid albumin
 LS
 25
 PN
 100
 9
 1
 94
 (+)
Hubalewska [50]
 2003
 ILS + BD
 Nanocolloid
 LT
 37
 PN+PAN
 100
 5
 ?
 ?
 ?
Van Dam [51]
 2003
 ILS
 Nanocolloid
 LS
 25
 PN
 84
 5
 0
 100
 ?
Marchiole [53]
 2004
 BD
 -
 LS
 29
 PN
 100
 2
 3
 87.5
 (+)
Niikura [54]
 2004
 ILS + BD
 Phytate
 LT
 20
 PN
 90
 2
 0
 100
 (+)
Pijpers [55]
 2004
 ILS + BD
 Colloid albumin
 LS
 34
 PN
 97
 17
 1
 92
 ?
Silva [42]
 2005
 ILS
 Phytate
 LT
 56
 PN
 93
 10
 3
 92
 (+)
Rob [5]
 2005
 BD
 -
 LT/LS
 100
 PN+PAN
 80
 20
 1
 99
 (+)
Di Stefano [56]
 2005
 BD
 -
 LT
 50
 PN
 90
 9
 1
 97
 (+)
Angioli [57]
 2005
 ILS, (LS+BD)
 Colloid albumin
 LS
 37 (83)
 PN
 70 (96.4)
 9 (15)
 0 (0)
 100(100)
 (+)
Lin [58]
 2005
 ILS
 Sulfur colloid
 LT
 30
 PN
 100
 7
 0
 100
 (+)

BD: blue dye method, ILS: intraoperative lymphoscintigraphy, LS: laparoscopy, LT: laparotomy; NPV: negative predictive value, SN: sentinel node, (+): yes, (-):No, ?: Unknown, PN: Pelvic lymph node dissection, PAN: Para-aortic lymph node dissection

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