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Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer

Surgery

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Uterine Cancer

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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. (2009). Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer. In: Oliva, E., Muggia, F. (eds) Uterine Cancer. Current Clinical Oncology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-044-1_8

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