Prognostic impact of satellite-lymphovascular space involvement in early stage cervical cancer – LVSI in cervical cancer
D Herr, V Heilmann, J König, K Koretz, R Kreienberg, C Kurzeder · Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2008 · Heft 09
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Objective: The prognostic value of LVSI in patients with cervical cancer is unclear. We evaluated the prognostic impact of different categories of lymphovascular space involvement (LVSI) on overall survival (OAS) and disease free survival (DFS) in a Middle-European population. Methods: The records of 382 women with cervical cancer undergoing primary surgical treatment at the University of Ulm School of Medicine between 1992 and 2006 were retrospectively reviewed. LVSI as determined by hematoxylin-eosin staining was topographically categorized as conjoined-LVSI and satellite-LVSI. The effect of LVSI, tumor volume…