Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2015, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (2): 199-204.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2015.02.008

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Prognostic impact of lymphovascular space invasion in women with early-stage cervical carcinoma

Wang Man1, Wang Shuzhen2   

  1. 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Maternity and Child Hospital of Tongzhou, Beijing 101100, China;
    2. Department of Obsterics and Gynecology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
  • Received:2014-12-28 Online:2015-04-21 Published:2015-04-16
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by Natural Science Foundation of Beijing(7122069), Scientific Project of Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission(Z131100004013018), Seed Funding of Beijing Jinqiao Project(2014-2016).

Abstract: To determine whether lymphovascular space involvement (LVSI) in women with early cervical carcinoma is an independent prognostic factor,and how to deal with it. The literature was reviewed using Medline/Pubmed and known literature to determine if LVSI is an independent risk factor in patients with early-stage cervical carcinoma whether undergoing surgery or taking conservative treatment.A total of 34 articles were identified that satisfied the evaluation criteria; in ten LVSI was confirmed not to be an independent risk factor, and cannot be used as a criterion for reserving fertility in early cervical cancer. In 8 cases LVSI was identified to be related to the prognosis. Clinical observation showed that in LVSI-positive patients, conservative treatment need to be chosen with caution. Using LVSI as the independent determining factor for consideration of post radical hysterectomy radiotherapy appears questionable, and it may be related to lymph metastasis.

Key words: lymphovascular space invasion, cervical cancer, prognosis

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