Table 4. FIGO stage and pathological findings of 10 cases with CINDEIN metastasis.
| Case | Age (years) | FIGO stage | Histology | NAC | Parametrial involvement | Positive tumor marker | No. of resected LNs | No. of metastatic LNs | Site of metastatic LN other than CINDEIN | Outcome | OS (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | 2B | SCC | Performed | Negative | SCC 18.9 ng/mL | 31 | 2 | IIN | DID | 105 |
| 2 | 36 | 2A2 | SCC | Performed | Positive | SCC 7.3 ng/mL | 11 | 4 | EIN | DOD | 23 |
| 3 | 46 | 2B | SCC | Performed | Positive | SCC 11.7 ng/mL | 34 | 2 | EIN | DOD | 18 |
| 4 | 50 | 2B | Ad | Not performed | Positive | CEA 144.7 ng/mL | 59 | 8 | CIN, EIN, ON | NED | 104 |
| 5 | 71 | 4B | SCC | Not performed | NA | SCC 10.8 ng/mL | 11 | 11 | EIN, IIN, ON | DOD | 50 |
| 6 | 57 | 2B | SCC | Not performed | Positive | - | 37 | 1 | None | NED | 116 |
| 7 | 56 | 2B | SCC | Not performed | Positive | SCC 94.5 ng/mL | 125 | 121 | PAN, CIN, EIN, IIN, ON, CLN, SN | DOD | 27 |
| 8 | 45 | 4B | Ad | Performed | Positive | CA-125 8,601 U/mL | 41 | 31 | PAN, CIN, EIN, IIN, ON, CLN | DOD | 32 |
| 9 | 65 | 3B | Ad | Performed | Positive | - | 36 | 15 | PAN, CIN, EIN, IIN, ON, CLN, SN | DOD | 8 |
| 10 | 50 | 1B1 | SCC | Not performed | Positive | SCC 2.7 ng/mL | 79 | 3 | CINDON | NED | 10 |
FIGO, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; Ad, adenocarcinoma; CA-125, cancer antigen 125; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; CIN, common iliac node; CINDEIN, circumflex iliac nodes distal to the external iliac node; CINDON, circumflex iliac nodes to distal obturator node; CLN, cardinal ligament node; DID, died of intermittent disease; DOD, died of disease; EIN, external iliac node; IIN, internal iliac node; LN, lymph node; NA, not available; NAC, neoadjuvant chemotherapy; NED, no evidence of disease; ON, obturator node; OS, overall survival; PAN, para-aortic node; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; SN, sacral node.