[Accuracy and general relevance of preoperative lymphography in gynaecology (author's transl)].

Lymphographic findings obtained from 304 patients were compared with results obtained from histological testing of extirpated lymph nodes, with the view to making an assessment of accuracy of presurgical lymphography. Agreement was recordable in 82.3 per cent of all cases, while 3.3 per cent of the findings were falsely negative and 4.9 per cent falsely positive. The relevance of preoperative lymphography to diagnosis and planning of therapy for various gynaecological carcinomas is discussed.