Clinical lymphatic mapping of gynecologic cancer

Describes the concept of sentinel lymph node detection and details the various mapping techniques used and the analysis of the results. The opening sections give an overview of lymphatic anatomy and physiology in gynaecological oncology, and the concluding sections discuss the application of the techniques in specific disease sites.

1. The History of Lymphatic Mapping: A Gynecologic Perspective 2. Lymphatic Anatomy a. Microanatomy and Physiology of the Human Lymphatic System b. Lymphatics of the Vulva c. Lymphatics of the Cervix d. Lymphatics of the Corpus Uteri e. Lymphatics of the Ovary f. Lymphatic Anatomy of the Breast and Axilla 3. Modalities of Detection of Sentinel Nodes in Lymphatic Mapping 4. Ultrastaging of the Sentinel Node 5. Sentinel Lymph Node Procedure in Vulvar Cancer 6. Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Cervix Cancer 7. Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Breast Cancer 8. Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Endometrial Cancer 9. Diffusion of Innovation and Clinical Trial Design in Lymphatic Mapping

Gynecologic and breast oncologists

Charles Levenback, Ate G.J. van der Zee, Robert L. Coleman