Impact of lymphadenectomy on short- and long-term complications in patients with endometrial cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Early endometrial cancer is primarily treated surgically via hysterectomy, adenectomy and, depending on tumor stage and subtype, lymphadenectomy. Systematic lymph node dissection is known to cause surgical complications. The aim of the present study was to investigate morbidity and mortality rates associated with lymphadenectomy in patients with endometrial cancer who underwent surgery in a routine clinical setting.

Methods

We collected data from 232 patients who were operated for endometrial carcinoma between 2006 and 2018 at the University of Lubeck, Germany. Surgical complications were viewed in relation to surgical risk factors. Additionally, a questionnaire concerning long-term lymphatic complications and survival was completed. Survival was compared betwee

SUBMITTER: Proppe L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9411244 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature