How would you evaluate the right inguinofemoral lymph nodes in a female patient in her 30s with a 4 mm midline SCC of the vulva (depth of invasion 1.45 mm) and a PET-positive enlarged left inguinal node, for whom you plan to debulk the left inguinofemoral lymph nodes?
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Gynecologic Oncology · Roper Hospital
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Sentinel evaluation of right groin nodes at the same time as left groin debulking.
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Gynecologic Oncology · University of Iowa
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Both GROINSS V1 and GOG 173 excluded patients with a clinically suspicious inguinal node. Although they defined this as suspicious by physical exam, I include pre-operative PET imaging in my decision-making. In a patient with a unilateral enlarged, PET-positive inguinal node, I would do a full ingui...
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