TY - JOUR
T1 - Current management of endometrial cancer
T2 - Surgical staging and postoperative radiotherapy
AU - Small, William
AU - Lurain, John R.
PY - 2006/3/1
Y1 - 2006/3/1
N2 - Surgical staging not only identifies most patients with extrauterine disease but also identifies patients with uterine risk factors for recurrence, including large tumor size, deep myometrial invasion, cervical extension, and LVSI, thereby significantly impacting treatment decisions. Identification of these extrauterine and intrauterine risk factors allows for a more informed approach to the use of postoperative adjuvant therapy. It is hoped that this approach of surgical staging followed by postoperative targeted treatment will improve survival and spare many patients unnecessary exposure to radiation and/or chemotherapy.
AB - Surgical staging not only identifies most patients with extrauterine disease but also identifies patients with uterine risk factors for recurrence, including large tumor size, deep myometrial invasion, cervical extension, and LVSI, thereby significantly impacting treatment decisions. Identification of these extrauterine and intrauterine risk factors allows for a more informed approach to the use of postoperative adjuvant therapy. It is hoped that this approach of surgical staging followed by postoperative targeted treatment will improve survival and spare many patients unnecessary exposure to radiation and/or chemotherapy.
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M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:33745926849
SN - 1542-9520
VL - 5
SP - 165
EP - 174
JO - American Journal of Oncology Review
JF - American Journal of Oncology Review
IS - 3
ER -
