Lymph node dissection in endometrial cancer treatment - To do or not to do, that remains the question

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-2

  Powell, Matthew A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER GRADING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SIZE; EDITORIAL; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY;

ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES;

EID: 84865693215     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2012.08.011     Document Type: Editorial

References (11)

1. J.C. Schink, A.W. Rademaker, D.S. Miller, and J.R. Lurain Tumor size in endometrial cancer Cancer 67 1991 2791 2794
2. A. Mariani, S.C. Dowdy, W.A. Cliby, B.S. Gostout, M.B. Jones, and T.O. Wilson Prospective assessment of lymphatic dissemination in endometrial cancer: a paradigm shift in surgical staging Gynecol Oncol 109 2008 11 18
3. J.W. Orr, and P.T. Taylor Surgical management of endometrial cancer: how much is enough? Gynecol Oncol 109 2008 1 3
4. R.C. Boronow Endometrial cancer and lymph node surgery: the spins continue - a case for reason Gynecol Oncol 111 1 2008 3 6
5. P. Benedetti Panici, S. Basile, F. Maneschi, A. Alberto Lissoni, M. Signorelli, and G. Scambia Systemic pelvic lymphadenectomy vs. no lymphadenectomy in early-stage endometrial cancer: randomized clinical trial J Natl Cancer Inst 100 2008 1707 1716
6. ASTEC study group, H. Kitchener, Q. Swart AM Qian, C. Amos, and M.K. Parmar Efficacy of systemic pelvic lymphadenectomy in endometrial cancer (MRS ASTEC trial): a randomized study Lancet 373 2009 125 136
7. J.L. Walker, M.R. Piedmonte, N.M. Spirtos, S.M. Eisenkop, J.B. Schlaerth, and R.S. Mannel Laparoscopy compared with laparotomy for comprehensive surgical staging for uterine cancer: Gynecologic Oncology Group Study LAP2 J Clin Oncol 27 2009 5331 5336
8. J.L. Walker, M.R. Piedmonte, N.M. Spirtos, S.M. Eisenkop, J.B. Schlaerth, and R.S. Mannel Recurrence and survival after random assignment to laparoscopy versus laparotomy for comprehensive surgical staging of uterine cancer: Gynecologic Oncology Group LAP2 study J Clin Oncol 30 2012 695 700
9. M. Milan, J. Java, J. Walker, L. Parker, D. Metzinger, and R. Coleman Incidence of nodal metastasis in endometrioid endometrial cancer risk groups: a Gynecologic Oncology Groups multicenter review Gynecol Oncol 120 S2 2011 S4
10. N.R. Abu-Rustum, F. Khoury-Collado, N. Pandit-Taskar, R.A. Soslow, F. Dao, and Y. Sonoda Sentinel lymph node mapping for grade 1 endometrial cancer: is it the answer to the surgical staging dilemma? Gynecol Oncol 113 2 May 2009 163 169
11. S. Kang, Y.H. Jong, H.J. Ha, M.-C. Lim, S.-S. Seo, and S.-Y. Park Sentinel lymph node biopsy in endometrial cancer: meta-analysis of 26 studies Gynecol Oncol 123 3 December 2011 522 527