Hokkaido University · Medicine
Professor Noriaki Sakuragi's research lab specializes in gynecological oncology, with a primary focus on the lymphatic metastasis patterns of cervical cancer. The lab investigates sentinel lymph node mapping and the anatomical spread of metastasis to the pelvic and obturator lymph nodes, aiming to refine surgical strategies such as selective lymphadenectomy. Their work contributes to improving staging accuracy and treatment outcomes by understanding the hierarchical spread of cancer through lymphatic pathways. The lab also explores the prognostic implications of lymph node metastasis patterns in cervical carcinoma.
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The results of this study suggest that the obturator lymph nodes can be sentinel lymph nodes of cervical carcinoma. PAN metastasis appears to occur secondarily to wide-spread PLN metastasis. These results provide a basis for determining the site of selective lymph node dissection and for estimating the existence of PAN metastasis from the pattern of metastasis in PLN in patients with cervical carcinoma.
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