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01-03-2021 | Cervical Cancer | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: Robotic Radical Hysterectomy for Patients with Early-Stage Cervical Cancer: Oncologic Outcomes
Authors:
Vanna Zanagnolo, MD, Alessia Aloisi, MD
Published in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Issue 3/2021
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Excerpt
The introduction of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has had a dramatic impact on the health care management of endometrial and cervical cancer patients. Prior to the results of the Laparoscopic Approach to Cervical Cancer (LACC) trial
1 becoming available, guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) indicated that either laparotomy or MIS (laparoscopy or robotic) were acceptable approaches to radical hysterectomy in patients with early-stage (IA2–IIA) cervical cancer. …