Surgical chores and approach in the management of endometrial cancer.
Carcinoma of the uterine corpus is the most common malignancy in the female pelvis. Surgical resection and staging are now the accepted approach to therapy, with excellent survival compared with other gynecologic malignancies. Several controversies exist, however, regarding optimal surgical management. Some of these controversies are addressed in this article, with a review of their recent and historic literature.
Women's Cancer Center, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA. mcalpine_j@yahoo.com
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003376:Counseling; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications