Systematic Lymph Node Dissection May Be Abolished in Patients With Apparent Early-Stage Low-Grade Mucinous and Endometrioid Epithelial Ovarian Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether systematic lymph node dissection can confer clinical benefits in patients with apparent early-stage low-grade epithelial ovarian cancer.

Methods

Patients with apparent early-stage low-grade epithelial ovarian cancer seen at Peking Union Medical College Hospital from January 1, 2005, to December 31, 2015, were retrospectively enrolled. Patients with other histological types and those who did not receive necessary adjuvant chemotherapy were excluded. Data collection and long-term follow-up were performed. According to the removed lymph node number, three groups based on surgical methods were used: abnormal lymph node resection, pelvic lymphadenectomy, and systematic lymph node dissection to control surgical quality. Their effects on prognosis w

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8450513 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature