Evaluation of Short Term Complications of Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection for Skin and Urogenital Cancer
Abstract:
Background: Therapeutic lymphadenectomy is the standard treatment for patients with node positive malignant melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of penis, vulva and lower extremity skin. It has been shown to improve outcomes in some patients. However, inguinal lymph node dissection (ILND) has been associated with significant postoperative morbidity.
Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted in the Departments of Surgical Oncology, Plastic &Reconstructive Surgical Oncology and Uro-Oncology of NICRH, Dhaka for a period of twelve months. A total of 41 patients with skin and urogenital malignancy involving inguinal lymph node undergoing inguinal lymph node dissection were included after getting informed written consent. Socio-demographic profile, cancer status and other related information were collected by preformed questionnaire. All data were analyzed by IBM SPSS v25.