Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging criteria for predicting lymph node metastasis in patients with stage IB1 ‐IIA2 cervical cancer

ConclusionsThe low-risk criteria for p-LNM were a maximal tumor diameter<3.0  cm and no sign of m-LNM. Patients with stage IB1-IIA2 cervical cancer at low risk for m-LNM could be candidates for radical surgery; hence, they have a lesser need for adjuvant chemoradiotherapy, thus avoiding the severe comorbidities it causes.

Source: Cancer Medicine - July 19, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Fangjie He, Shuiling Zu, Xia Chen, Jianping Liu, Ying Yi, Haijun Yang, Fuqiang Wang, Songhua Yuan Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research