Diagnostic value of lymphography in cervical cancer stage Ib
Boie, H.; Jakobsen, A.; Petersen, J.; Sell, A.
European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology 10(6): 393-395
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0392-2936 PMID: 2627970 Document Number: 345021
The value of lymphography in the diagnosis of lymph node metastases was investigated in 89 patients with stage Ib cervical carcinoma. All patients underwent radical hysterectomy. The lymphography (radiological diagnosis) was compared with the histopathological examination of the corresponding lymph nodes. The positive predictive value of the lymphography was 13% and that of the negative predictive value 98%. It is concluded that lymphography is not reliable for the diagnosis of lymph node metastases in cervical cancer stage Ib.