MRI for pretreatment lymph node staging in uterine cervical cancer

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006 Nov;187(5):W538-43. doi: 10.2214/AJR.05.0263.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this article is to assess the accuracy of MRI in detecting pelvic and paraaortic lymph node metastasis from uterine cervical cancer using various imaging criteria.

Conclusion: Although MRI analysis resulted in relatively low sensitivity, size and margin (spiculated or lobulated) were useful criteria for predicting lymph node metastasis from cervical cancer.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aorta, Abdominal
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology*
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Pelvis
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / surgery