Identification of groin node metastasis in squamous cell vulval cancer using preoperative [18F] FDG-PET/CT. Can unnecessary lymphadenectomy be prevented?
This study showed that PET/CT has a moderate sensitivity to identify those at risk of lymph node metastasis. Further prospective studies are required to validate the use of PET-CT in discriminating metastatic from non-metastatic IFLN.
Authors
- Lucy Norris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7862-3230)
- Catherine O’Gorman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9463-751X)
- Sharon O’Toole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9260-3225)
- Feras Abu Saadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9598-8650)
- Michael E. Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0757-6411)
- Wiktoria Irena Batog (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-200X)
- Patrick Maguire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3634-9074)
Institutions
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- St. James's Hospital (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2025.113959
- Primary Topic
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00