title: Staging of gynecologic malignancies.
abstract: The staging of gynecologic cancer is one of the fundamental aspects of the activity of the Committee on Gynecologic Oncology of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. The rules for proper staging according to scientific evidence are presented in this article. Some of the most debatable issues are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Odicino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Favalli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zigliani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pecorelli
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic