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3rd International Congress of of Nuclear Medicine & & 15th 15th Iranian Annual Annual Congress of<br />

Congress of Nuclear Medicine<br />

Shahid Beheshti Shahid Beheshti University University of Medical of Medical Sciences Sciences 19-21 19-21 May May 2011<br />

Sentinel node mapping in the prostate cancer: systematic<br />

review and meta-analysis of the literature<br />

Ramin Sadeghi 1 , Hassan Gholami 2 , Kamyar Tavakkoli Tabasi 3 , Asieh<br />

Sadat Fattahi Masoom 4<br />

1 Mash’had University of Medical Science, Nuclear Medicine Research Center<br />

2 Mash’had University of Medical Science, Education Management<br />

3 Mash’had University of Medical Science, Urology Department<br />

4 Mash’had University of Medical Science, General Surgery Department<br />

Aim: Sentinel node (SN) biopsy is becoming a standard procedure in<br />

the management of several malignancies. Several groups have<br />

evaluated the feasibility and value of this procedure in prostate<br />

cancer patients. In the current meta-analysis, we comprehensively<br />

and quantitatively summarized the results of these studies.<br />

Methods: Several databases including Medline, SCOPUS, Google<br />

Scholar, Ovid, Springer, and Science direct were systematically<br />

searched for the relevant studies regarding SL biopsy in the prostate<br />

cancer (prostate AND sentinel as search keywords). The outcomes of<br />

interest were sensitivity and detection rate of the procedure.<br />

Results: For detection rate and sensitivity 21 and 16 studies met the<br />

criteria of inclusion respectively. Pooled detection rate was 93.8%<br />

(95% CI 89-96.6%). Cochrane Q value was 216.077 (I2 = 89.81%<br />

and p < 0.001). Pooled sensitivity was 94% (95% CI 91-96%).<br />

Cochrane Q value was 14.12 (I2 = 0.0 and p = 0.516).<br />

Conclusion: SL biopsy can prevent unnecessary pelvic lymph node<br />

dissection in prostate cancer patients. This procedure is feasible with<br />

low false negative rate and high detection rate.<br />

Keywords: Prostate-cancer, sentinel, systematic-review, metaanalysis<br />

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