The extent of aortic lymphadenectomy in locally advanced cervical cancer impacts on survival.

Antoni Llueca Javier Escrig-Sos Antonio Gil-Moreno Virginia Benito Alicia Hernández Gutiérrez Berta Díaz-Feijoonull null

Published in: Journal of gynecologic oncology (2020)

When performing preoperative surgical staging in LACC, it is not advisable to take simple samples from the regional nodes. Radical dissection of the aortic and pelvic regions offers a more reliable staging of the LNs and has a favorable influence on survival.

Keyphrases

lymph node
locally advanced
rectal cancer
aortic valve
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
pet ct
left ventricular
pulmonary artery
squamous cell carcinoma
free survival
early stage
radiation therapy
lymph node metastasis
heart failure
robot assisted
pulmonary hypertension
open label
minimally invasive