How low is low enough? Evaluation of various risk-assessment models for lymph node metastasis in endometrial cancer: A Korean multicenter study

Sokbom Kang, Jong Min Lee, Jae Kwan Lee, Jae Weon Kim, Chi Heum Cho, Seok Mo Kim, Sang Yoon Park, Chan Yong Park, Ki Tae Kim

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Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify a standard for the evaluation of future models for prediction of lymph node metastasis in endometrial cancer through estimation of performance of well-known surgicopathological models. Methods: Using the medical records of 947 patients with endometrial cancer who underwent surgical management with lymphadenectomy, we retrospectively assessed the predictive performances of nodal metastasis of currently available models. Results: We evaluated three models included: 1) a model modified from the Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) pilot study; 2) one from the GOG-33 data; and 3) one from Mayo Clinic data. The three models showed similar negative predictive values ranging from 97.1% to 97.4%. Using Bayes' theorem, this can be translated into 2% of negative post-test probability when 10% of prevalence of lymph node metastasis was assumed. In addition, although the negative predictive value was similar among these models, the proportion that was classified as low-risk was significantly different between the studies (56.4%, 44.8%, and 30.5%, respectively; p<0.001). Conclusion: The current study suggests that a false negativity of 2% or less should be a goal for determining clinical usefulness of preoperative or intraoperative prediction models for low-risk of nodal metastasis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)251-256
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of gynecologic oncology
Volume23
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Endometrial cancer
  • Low-risk group
  • Lymph node dissection
  • Lymphadenectomy
  • Prediction
  • Sensitivity and specificity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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