Clinical Lymphatic Mapping in Gynecologic Cancers

1. The History of Lymphatic Mapping: A Gynecologic Perspective
2. Lymphatic Anatomy a. Microanatomy and Physiology of the Human
Lymphatic System b. Lymphatics of the Vulva c. Lymphatics of the
Cervix d. Lymphatics of the Corpus Uteri e. Lymphatics of the
Ovary f. Lymphatic Anatomy of the Breast and Axilla 3.
Modalities of Detection of Sentinel Nodes in Lymphatic Mapping
4. Ultrastaging of the Sentinel Node 5. Sentinel Lymph Node
Procedure in Vulvar Cancer 6. Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in
Cervix Cancer 7. Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Breast Cancer 8.
Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Endometrial Cancer 9. Diffusion
of Innovation and Clinical Trial Design in Lymphatic Mapping


Full Contributors:
Robert L. Coleman, University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center, Dallas, USA
Paul J. van Diest, University Medical Center Utrecht, The
Netherlands
James V. Florica, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
Mary L. Gemignani, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New
York, USA
J.A. de Hullu, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands
Charles Levenback, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
Pedro T. Ramirez, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
Ate G.J. van der Zee, University Hospital, Groningen, The
Netherlands