Pattern and impact of metastatic cardiophrenic lymph nodes in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.

CONCLUSION: CPLN metastases are associated with impaired PFS and OS in patients with macroscopically completely resected tumor. Intraabdominal residual tumor has a greater prognostic impact than positive CPLN. The impact of the resection of CPLN remains unclear.
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Source: Gynecologic Oncology - November 18, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Prader S, Vollmar N, du Bois A, Heitz F, Schneider S, Ataseven B, Bommert M, Waltering KU, Heikaus S, Koch JA, Alesina PF, Traut A, Harter P Tags: Gynecol Oncol Source Type: research