Lymph Node Involvement in Early-Stage Cervical Cancer: Is Lymphangiogenesis a Risk Factor? Results from the MICROCOL Study.

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Title
Lymph Node Involvement in Early-Stage Cervical Cancer: Is Lymphangiogenesis a Risk Factor? Results from the MICROCOL Study.
Journal
Cancers
Author(s)
Tantari M., Bogliolo S., Morotti M., Balaya V., Bouttitie F., Buenerd A., Magaud L., Lecuru F., Guani B., Mathevet P.
Working group(s)
On Behalf Of The Senticol Group
ISSN
2072-6694 (Print)
ISSN-L
2072-6694
Publication state
Published
Issued date
02/01/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
14
Number
1
Pages
212
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Background: In patients with cervical cancer, the presence of tumoral lymph-vascular space invasion (LVSI) is the main risk factor for pelvic lymph node metastasis (PLNM). The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of several markers of lymphangiogenesis in early-stage cervical cancer and their correlation with PLNM and tumoral recurrence. Materials and Methods: Seventy-five patients with early-stage cervical carcinoma underwent sentinel lymph node (SLN) sampling in association with complete pelvic lymph node dissection. Primary tumors were stained with the following markers: Ki67, D2-40, CD31 and VEGF-C. A 3-year follow-up was performed to evaluate the disease-free survival. Results: Overall, 14 patients (18.6%) had PLNM. Positive LVSI was seen in 29 patients (38.6%). There was a significant correlation between LVSI evidenced by H/E staining and PLNM (p < 0.001). There was no correlation between high Ki67, CD31, D2-40, and VEGF-C staining with PLNM or tumor recurrence. Conclusions: Our data support that lymphatic spread does not require the proliferation of new lymphatic endothelial cells in early-stage cervical cancer. These results emphasize the importance of pre-existing peritumoral lymphatic vessels in the metastatic process in early cervical cancer. None of the markers of lymphangiogenesis and proliferation assessed in this study were predictive of PLNM or recurrence.
Keywords
angiogenesis, cervical cancer, lymph nodal metastasis, lymph-vascular space invasion, lymphangiogenesis
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