An update of oncologic and obstetric outcomes after abdominal trachelectomy using the FIGO 2018 staging system for cervical cancer: a single-institution retrospective analysis.
Kaoru OkugawaHideaki YahataTatsuhiro OhgamiMasafumi YasunagaKazuo AsanomaHiroaki KobayashiKiyoko KatoPublished in: Journal of gynecologic oncology (2023)
This study suggested that patients judged to be ineligible for trachelectomy and patients receiving overtreatment will continue to appear using the current standard eligibility criteria. With the revisions to the FIGO 2018 staging system, the preoperative eligibility criteria for trachelectomy, which were based on the FIGO 2009 staging system and tumor size, should be changed.