Advances in paraaortic lymphadenectomy for endometrial carcinoma / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Endometrial carcinoma is one of the most common gynecologic malignancies in developed countries, the incidence of the disease has gradually increased in recent years.The vast majority of endometrial cancers are detected at early stages.Surgery is the principal treatment for endometrial cancer, including total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingooophorectomy, with pelvic and paraaortic lymph node dissection.Lymph node metastasis is the main risk factor for poor prognosis of endometrial carcinoma.However, the value and extent of resection of lymph node are still controversial.In this paper, we reviewed the progress of para-aortic lymphadenectomy for endometrial carcinoma.