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Can surgical staging affect the postoperative treatment and outcome of patients with endometrial cancer?

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boxed-textBarakat RR et al. (2007) Twelve-year experience in the management of endometrial cancer: a change in surgical and postoperative radiation approaches. Gynecol Oncol 105: 150–156

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