Significance of sentinel lymph node biopsy in low- and intermediate- risk endometrial cancer: a study at tertiary care centre, India

A change in stage was observed in 11.9% of patients, and adjuvant therapy was administered to 20 patients, of whom 16 received adjuvant therapy based solely on SLN involvement (in the form of micro- and macro-metastasis), thus preventing undertreatment. Overtreatment was reduced in six patients who were classified as high-grade and non-endometrioid types with SLN metastases.