Open AccessAssociation Between Power Morcellation and Mortality in Women With Unexpected Uterine Cancer Undergoing Hysterectomy or Myomectomy
Author(s) -
Xiao Xu,
Haiqun Lin,
Jason D. Wright,
Cary P. Gross,
Francis P. Boscoe,
Lindsey M. Hutchison,
Peter E. Schwartz,
Vrunda B. Desai
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.482
H-Index - 548
eISSN - 1527-7755
pISSN - 0732-183X
DOI - 10.1200/jco.19.00562
Subject(s) - medicine , hysterectomy , gynecology , uterine myomectomy , obstetrics , uterus , surgery , myoma
Despite concerns that power morcellation may adversely affect prognosis of patients with occult uterine cancer, empirical evidence has been limited and inconclusive. In this study, we aimed to determine whether uncontained power morcellation at the time of hysterectomy or myomectomy is associated with increased mortality risk in women with occult uterine cancer.