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.

CharacteristicValue

Mean age (years)47.2 ± 9.7

Menopause
 No61 (61.0)
 Yes39 (39.0)

Mean body mass index (kg/m2)23.9 ± 3.3

Median gravidity3 (2.4)

Median parity1 (1.2)

Conization history
 No85 (85.0)
 Yes15 (15.0)

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
 No76 (76.0)
 Yes24 (24.0)

Preoperative radiotherapy
 No97 (97.0)
 Yes3 (3.0)

Sentinel lymph node biopsy only
 No91 (91.0)
 Yes9 (9.0)

Stage
 IA111 (11.0)
 IA23 (3.0)
 IB127 (27.0)
 IB226 (26.0)
 IB39 (9.0)
 IIA15 (5.0)
 IIA23 (3.0)
 IIB1 (1.0)
 IIIC113 (13.0)
 IIIC22 (2.0)

Tumor size (cm)
 <245 (45.0)
 ≥2∼<439 (39.0)
 ≥416 (16.0)

Histologic type
 Squamous carcinoma76 (76.0)
 Adenocarcinoma14 (14.0)
 Adenosquamous carcinoma4 (4.0)
 Others6 (6.0)

Grade
 126 (26.0)
 241 (41.0)
 333 (33.0)

Lymphovascular space invasion
 No52 (52.0)
 Yes48 (48.0)

Depth of cervical invasion
 <1/262 (62.0)
 ≥1/238 (38.0)

Lymph node status
 Negative85 (85.0)
 Positive15 (15.0)

The values were presented as mean ± standard deviation, median (minimum, maximum), or number (%), unless otherwise indicated.