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Lymphadenectomy in Endometrial Cancer: The Controversy Rages Unabated

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The role of lymphadenectomy in endometrial cancer continues to provoke debate. The Mayo School advocates its use for the appropriate classification and treatment of those at risk of recurrent disease. The Manchester School argues that its use cannot be justified without clear evidence for a survival benefit. In this chapter, both sides of the debate are presented alongside a mutually agreeable trial design that has the potential to provide conclusive evidence, once and for all, for how early-stage endometrial cancer should be managed.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Cancer Sciences, St. Mary’s Hospital, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK

    Henry C. Kitchener MD, FRCOG, FMedSci

  2. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

    Kristina A. Butler MD & Andrea Mariani MD

  3. Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Cancer Sciences, St. Mary’s Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

    Emma J. Crosbie MRCOG, PhD

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  2. Radiation Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Carien L. Creutzberg

  3. Royal Women’s Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

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Kitchener, H.C., Butler, K.A., Crosbie, E.J., Mariani, A. (2014). Lymphadenectomy in Endometrial Cancer: The Controversy Rages Unabated. In: Ledermann, J., Creutzberg, C., Quinn, M. (eds) Controversies in the Management of Gynecological Cancers. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-910-9_4

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