Trends in Use and Effect on Survival of Simple Hysterectomy for Early-Stage Cervical Cancer.

CONCLUSION: Although there was no association between surgical radicality and survival for women with stage IA2 tumors, there was a 55% increase in mortality for women with stage IB1 neoplasms who underwent simple compared with radical hysterectomy. Radical hysterectomy is the treatment of choice for women with stage IB1 cervical cancer.
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Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology - November 3, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Sia TY, Chen L, Melamed A, Tergas AI, Khoury-Collado F, Hou JY, St Clair CM, Ananth CV, Neugut AI, Hershman DL, Wright JD Tags: Obstet Gynecol Source Type: research