How does a sentinel lymph node biopsy versus nodal dissection affect your treatment decision for Stage II endometrial cancer?
What would be the appropriate treatment for grade I endometrial cancer s/p TAH/BSO but with SLNB yielding negative nodes. The uterus contained a 2cm tumor superficially involving the cervical stroma (5 mm/13mm) without LVI and negative margins.
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
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For stage II endometrial cancer, pelvic relapses can be at cuff, node and parametria. So if type I hysterectomy is done we favor EBRT unless all factors are favorable and stromal invasion is limited to inner 1/3 rd ( superficial )
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