%0 Journal Article
%T Risk factors associated with false negative rate of sentinel lymph node biopsy in endometrial cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
%A Fan MS
%A Qiu KX
%A Wang DY
%A Wang H
%A Zhang WW
%A Yan L
%J Front Oncol
%V 14
%N 0
%D 2024
%M 38634055
%F 5.738
%R 10.3389/fonc.2024.1391267
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Currently, sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is increasingly used in endometrial cancer, but the rate of missed metastatic lymph nodes compared to systemic lymph node dissection has been a concern. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the false negative rate (FNR) of SLNB in patients with endometrial cancer and to explore the risk factors associated with this FNR.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Three databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science) were searched from initial database build to January 2023 by two independent reviewers.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Studies were included if they included 10 or more women diagnosed with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage I or higher endometrial cancer, the study technique used sentinel lymph node localization biopsy, and the reported outcome metrics included false negative and/or FNR.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Two authors independently reviewed the abstracts and full articles. The FNR and factors associated with FNR were synthesized through random-effects meta-analyses and meta-regression.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>We identified 62 eligible studies. The overall FNR for the 62 articles was 4% (95% CL 3-5).There was no significant difference in the FNR in patients with high-risk endometrial cancer compared to patients with low-risk endometrial cancer. There was no difference in the FNR for whether frozen sections were used intraoperatively. The type of dye used intraoperatively (indocyanine green/blue dye) were not significantly associated with the false negative rate. Cervical injection reduced the FNR compared with alternative injection techniques. Indocyanine green reduced the FNR compared with alternative Tc-99m. Postoperative pathologic ultrastaging reduced the FNR.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Alternative injection techniques (other than the cervix), Tc-99m dye tracer, and the absence of postoperative pathologic ultrastaging are risk factors for a high FNR in endometrial cancer patients who undergo SLNB; therefore, we should be vigilant for missed diagnosis of metastatic lymph nodes after SLNB in such populations.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier CRD42023433637.