Gynecologic oncology
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Gynecologic oncology · Nov 2001
Potential benefit of lymphadenectomy for the treatment of node-negative locally advanced uterine cancers.
The aim of this study was to examine the outcomes in patients with high-risk Stage I endometrial cancers surgically staged by complete pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy, with negative nodes, and treated with postoperative brachytherapy. ⋯ Women undergoing hysterectomy for endometrial adenocarcinoma with high-risk node-negative disease confined to the uterus can be safely treated with brachytherapy, at a substantial cost savings, without compromising survival.