Investigating the prognostic significance of examined lymph node count in elderly women with cervical carcinoma: a SEER population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to explore the prognostic factors including the number of examined lymph nodes (ELNs) for elderly cervical cancer patients who have undergone surgery, and to develop and validate a novel model to predict survival prognosis in this patient population.

Methods

A database comprising patients aged 65 years or older diagnosed with stage I-IVA cervical cancer who subsequently underwent surgery was retrieved from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER). Cox regression analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between the number of ELNs and overall survival (OS). Propensity score matching(PSM) was conducted to control the influence of confounding factors and competitive risk analyses were used to evaluate the relationship be

SUBMITTER: Liu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12658318 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature