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Survival In Early Stage Endometrial Cancer Not Improved By Pelvic Lymphadenectomy

Published November 26, 2008, 5:13 am, Medical News Today

Systematic use of pelvic lymphadenectomy (removal of the lymph nodes) does not improve disease-free or overall survival in women with early-stage endometrial cancer, according to a randomized trial published online November 25 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The first site of metastasis for endometrial cancer is often the pelvic lymph nodes.

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