Y Uenosono1, S Natsugoe, K Ehi, T Arigami, S Hokita, T Aikou. 1. Department of Surgical Oncology and Digestive Surgery, Kagoshima University School of Medicine, Japan. uenosono@m3.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patients with early gastric cancer may be treated by minimally invasive surgery. This study investigated the value of sentinel node (SN) navigation surgery, including detection of micrometastases, in patients with clinical (c) T1 and T2 gastric cancer. METHODS: The day before surgery (99m)Tc-radiolabelled tin colloid was injected submucosally near the tumour. After resecting the stomach, radioisotope uptake in all dissected lymph nodes was measured during and after surgery. Micrometastasis was detected immunohistochemically using an anticytokeratin antibody. RESULTS: SNs were identified in 99 of 104 patients. The rate of identification of SNs in patients with cT1 and cT2 tumours, excluding three technical failures, was 99 and 95 per cent respectively. Lymph node metastases and/or micrometastases were found in 28 patients (15 cT1 and 13 cT2). In the 15 patients with cT1 tumours, at least one SN contained metastasis and/or micrometastasis. For cT1 tumours, the sensitivity and accuracy of detecting SNs were both 100 per cent. Six patients with cT2 tumours had false-negative results. CONCLUSION: SN navigation surgery appears to be clinically useful only for cT1 tumours. Based on SN results, the extent of lymphadenectomy may be reduced in patients with early gastric cancer. Copyright 2005 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd.
BACKGROUND:Patients with early gastric cancer may be treated by minimally invasive surgery. This study investigated the value of sentinel node (SN) navigation surgery, including detection of micrometastases, in patients with clinical (c) T1 and T2 gastric cancer. METHODS: The day before surgery (99m)Tc-radiolabelled tin colloid was injected submucosally near the tumour. After resecting the stomach, radioisotope uptake in all dissected lymph nodes was measured during and after surgery. Micrometastasis was detected immunohistochemically using an anticytokeratin antibody. RESULTS: SNs were identified in 99 of 104 patients. The rate of identification of SNs in patients with cT1 and cT2tumours, excluding three technical failures, was 99 and 95 per cent respectively. Lymph node metastases and/or micrometastases were found in 28 patients (15 cT1 and 13 cT2). In the 15 patients with cT1tumours, at least one SN contained metastasis and/or micrometastasis. For cT1tumours, the sensitivity and accuracy of detecting SNs were both 100 per cent. Six patients with cT2tumours had false-negative results. CONCLUSION: SN navigation surgery appears to be clinically useful only for cT1tumours. Based on SN results, the extent of lymphadenectomy may be reduced in patients with early gastric cancer. Copyright 2005 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd.
Authors: Stephen P Povoski; Ryan L Neff; Cathy M Mojzisik; David M O'Malley; George H Hinkle; Nathan C Hall; Douglas A Murrey; Michael V Knopp; Edward W Martin Journal: World J Surg Oncol Date: 2009-01-27 Impact factor: 2.754