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Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer: Surgery

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Uterine Cancer

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Abstract

Endometrial cancer typically presents at an early stage, and surgery alone can be curative in many of these cases. Traditionally, surgery for early-stage disease has been carried out using an open approach; however, the use of minimally invasive surgery has rapidly grown in the field of gynecologic oncology. Multiple studies have demonstrated its feasibility, and oncologic outcomes continue to be validated.

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Sonoda, Y., Monemvasitis, G. (2015). Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer: Surgery. In: Muggia, F., Santin, A.D., Oliva, E. (eds) Uterine Cancer. Current Clinical Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/7631_2015_9

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