Table 3.
Location of sentinel lymph nodes detected preoperatively by centralized review of lymphoscintigraphies and intraoperatively based on blue color and/or radioactivity
| Location | Preoperative SLNs, n (%) (n = 352) | Intraoperative SLNs, n (%) (n = 419) |
|---|---|---|
| External iliac + inter-iliac + internal iliac | 213 (60.41 %) | 334 (80.29 %) |
| Common iliac | 69 (19.6 %) | 34 (8.11 %) |
| Inguinal | 0 | 0 |
| Para-aortic | 38 (10.79 %) | 15 (3.58 %) |
| Parametrium | 21 (6 %) | 30 (7.16 %) |
| Promontory | 10 (2.8 %) | 5 (1.19 %) |
| Mid-abdomen | 0 | 0 |
| Other (presacral) | 1 (0.3 %) | 0 |
SLN sentinel lymph node