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Extent of pelvic lymphadenectomy in women with squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix: Is there any prognostic value?

JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, Issue 3 2009
José Humberto Tavares Guerreiro Fregnani MD
Abstract Background and Objectives Some authors states that the removal of lymph node would only contribute towards assessing the lymph node status and regional disease control, without any benefit for the patients' survival. The aim of this paper was to assess the influence of the number of surgically dissected pelvic lymph nodes (PLN) on disease-free survival. Methods Retrospective cohort study on 42 women presenting squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the uterine cervix, with metastases in PLN treated by radical surgery. The Cox model was used to identify risk factors for recurrence. The model variables were adjusted for treatment-related factors (year of treatment, surgical margins and postoperative radiotherapy). The cutoff value for classifying the lymphadenectomy as comprehensive (15 PLN or more) or non-comprehensive (<15 PLN) was determined from analysis of the ROC curve. Results Fourteen recurrences (32.6%) were recorded: three pelvic, eight distant, two both pelvic and distant, and one at an unknown location. The following risk factors for recurrence were identified: invasion of the deep third of the cervix and number of dissected lymph nodes <15. Conclusions Deep invasion and non-comprehensive pelvic lymphadenectomy are possible risk factors for recurrence of SCC of the uterine cervix with metastases in PLN. J. Surg. Oncol. 2009;100:252,257. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source]

Erratum: Adjuvant therapy for pancreatic cancer: A time that has not yet come

JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, Issue 6 2008
James P. Neifeld MD
The original article to which this Erratum refers was published in J. Surg. Oncol. 2007;95:530,531 [source]

Use of face masks by non-scrubbed operating room staff (ANZ J. Surg.

ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Issue 9 2010
2010; 80: 16
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Pain or gain: new innovations and trends in hernia repair (ANZ J. Surg.

ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Issue 9 2010
2009; 79: 77
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Re: Pancreatic Neuroendocrine tumour (PNET) occurring with Guillian-Barré syndrome (ANZ J. Surg.

ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Issue 7-8 2010
2010; 80: 297)
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Re: Can the outcome of open carpal tunnel release be predicted? (ANZ J. Surg.

ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Issue 7-8 2010
2010; 80: 50
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Chronic pain following a Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair: a clinical and legal dilemma (ANZ J. Surg.

ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Issue 1-2 2010
2009; 79: 51
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Skin grafts a rural general surgical perspective (ANZ J. Surg.

ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Issue 1-2 2010
2009; 79: 36
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Re: Published article , patient knowledge of the risks of post-splenectomy sepsis ANZ J. Surg.

ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Issue 11 2009
2008; 78: 86
No abstract is available for this article. [source]