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Patients with endometrial cancer at risk for lymphatic metastasis should undergo pelvic and periaortic lymphadenectomy as part of their initial surgery
Author(s) -
Miller David Scott
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.30418
Subject(s) - medicine , endometrial cancer , occult , lymphadenectomy , lymphatic system , metastasis , general surgery , cancer , surgery , oncology , pathology , alternative medicine
There is no advantage to ignoring occult lymphatic metastases in endometrial cancer. There are a variety of strategies available to the surgeon to help in identifying patients at higher risk for lymphatic metastasis who are more likely to benefit from lymphadenectomy. See referenced original article and related editorial on pages 197‐9 and 263‐72.