Pelvic lymphadenectomy offers no therapeutic benefit to women diagnosed with early-stage endometrial cancer according to a new study. Lymphadenectomy can only be recommended as part of a clinical trial in this disease setting; however, it can offer valuable staging information in those with advanced disease.
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Resnick, K., Cohn, D. & Fowler, J. Role of lymphadenectomy in the staging of endometrial cancer. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 6, 382–384 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrclinonc.2009.88
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