Research Article
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Is Feasible in Cervical Cancer Laparoscopic Surgery: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study
Table 1
Clinicopathological characteristics in 100 cervical cancer patients.
| Characteristic | Value |
| Mean age (years) | 47.2 ± 9.7 |
| Menopause | No | 61 (61.0) | Yes | 39 (39.0) |
| Mean body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.9 ± 3.3 |
| Median gravidity | 3 (2.4) |
| Median parity | 1 (1.2) |
| Conization history | No | 85 (85.0) | Yes | 15 (15.0) |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | No | 76 (76.0) | Yes | 24 (24.0) |
| Preoperative radiotherapy | No | 97 (97.0) | Yes | 3 (3.0) |
| Sentinel lymph node biopsy only | No | 91 (91.0) | Yes | 9 (9.0) |
| Stage | IA1 | 11 (11.0) | IA2 | 3 (3.0) | IB1 | 27 (27.0) | IB2 | 26 (26.0) | IB3 | 9 (9.0) | IIA1 | 5 (5.0) | IIA2 | 3 (3.0) | IIB | 1 (1.0) | IIIC1 | 13 (13.0) | IIIC2 | 2 (2.0) |
| Tumor size (cm) | <2 | 45 (45.0) | ≥2∼<4 | 39 (39.0) | ≥4 | 16 (16.0) |
| Histologic type | Squamous carcinoma | 76 (76.0) | Adenocarcinoma | 14 (14.0) | Adenosquamous carcinoma | 4 (4.0) | Others | 6 (6.0) |
| Grade | 1 | 26 (26.0) | 2 | 41 (41.0) | 3 | 33 (33.0) |
| Lymphovascular space invasion | No | 52 (52.0) | Yes | 48 (48.0) |
| Depth of cervical invasion | <1/2 | 62 (62.0) | ≥1/2 | 38 (38.0) |
| Lymph node status | Negative | 85 (85.0) | Positive | 15 (15.0) |
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The values were presented as mean ± standard deviation, median (minimum, maximum), or number (%), unless otherwise indicated.
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