부인암 골반림프절제술 후 림프낭종의 예방

김윤환¹^,^*

Prevention of Lymphocele after Pelvic Lymphadenectomy in Gynecologic Malignancies

Yun Hwan Kim¹^,^*

¹이화여자대학교 의과대학 산부인과학교실

¹Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

^*Corresponding Author : Yun Hwan Kim, MD, PhD, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, 1071, Anyangcheon-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul 07985, Korea, Tel: +82-2-2650-2027, Fax: +82-2-2647-9860, E-mail: medok74@gmail.com, kimyhmd@ewha.ac.kr

ⓒ Copyright 2017 Korean Society of Lymphology and Lymphedema. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: Oct 26, 2017; Accepted: Nov 02, 2017

Published Online: Nov 30, 2017

Abatract

Lymphocele is an underdiagnosed and insufficiently recognized complication of pelvic lymphadenectomy for gynecologic malignancies. Although most lymphoceles are found incidentally and asymptomatic, complicated lymphoceles can delay the adjuvant treatment and consequently compromise the success of cancer treatment. Until now, there has been considerable investigations on the prevention of lymphocele using surgical or non-surgical methods. This review suggests effective preventive methods with literature basis.

Keywords: Lymphocele; Lymphadenectomy; Pelvis; Prevention; Gynecologic neoplasia