PMID- 35344678 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220602 LR - 20220602 IS - 1521-0553 (Electronic) IS - 0894-1939 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 6 DP - 2022 Jun TI - Lymphadenectomy in Primary Fallopian Tube Cancer is Associated with Improved Survival. PG - 1417-1423 LID - 10.1080/08941939.2022.2048142 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Primary fallopian tube cancer (PFTC) shares the same diagnostic and management guidelines with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). The LION trail raised concerns regarding the role of systematic pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy during debulking surgery. We aimed to evaluate the significance of lymphadenectomy in PFTC survival. METHODS: This retrospective study analyzed the clinical features and survival of patients with PFTC who underwent primary surgery in our center between January 2013 and October 2020. RESULTS: Sixty-one patients diagnosed with PFTC were included in the study. Twenty-five (41.0%, 25/61) were diagnosed with FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) stages I/II and 36 (59.0%, 36/61) were diagnosed with stage III/IV. Twenty-nine (47.5%, 29/61) underwent pelvic lymphadenectomy with or without para-aortic lymphadenectomy, among which 12 (41.4%, 12/29) had lymph node metastasis confirmed by postoperative pathology. The mean progression-free survival was 60.4 months in the lymphadenectomy group and 37.8 months in the no-lymphadenectomy group (p = 0.042, HR 0.374, 95% CI 0.145-0.966). CONCLUSIONS: PFTC is often diagnosed earlier and has a better prognosis than EOC. Most patients with PFTC would benefit from lymphadenectomy. However, the extent to which this association translates to a more diverse population needs to be further identified. FAU - Xiao, Yao AU - Xiao Y AD - Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. FAU - Liu, Yue-Xi AU - Liu YX AD - Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. FAU - Li, Ruo-Nan AU - Li RN AD - Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. FAU - Wei, Xing AU - Wei X AD - Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. FAU - Wang, Qing-Miao AU - Wang QM AD - Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. FAU - Gu, Qiu-Ying AU - Gu QY AD - Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. FAU - Linghu, Hua AU - Linghu H AD - Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220328 PL - United States TA - J Invest Surg JT - Journal of investigative surgery : the official journal of the Academy of Surgical Research JID - 8809255 SB - IM CIN - J Invest Surg. 2022 Jun;35(6):1424-1425. PMID: 35345963 MH - *Fallopian Tube Neoplasms/diagnosis/pathology/surgery MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Lymph Node Excision MH - Lymphatic Metastasis MH - *Ovarian Neoplasms/diagnosis/surgery MH - Retrospective Studies OTO - NOTNLM OT - Gynecology OT - fallopian tube cancer OT - lymphadenectomy OT - prognosis OT - surgery EDAT- 2022/03/29 06:00 MHDA- 2022/06/03 06:00 CRDT- 2022/03/28 20:08 PHST- 2022/03/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/06/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/03/28 20:08 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/08941939.2022.2048142 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Invest Surg. 2022 Jun;35(6):1417-1423. doi: 10.1080/08941939.2022.2048142. Epub 2022 Mar 28.