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If metastatic disease is found at the time of minimally invasive hysterectomy for uterine cancer, when would you decide to convert to open versus minimally invasive debulking?

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Gynecologic Oncology · Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

This depends on the extent of disease and your ability to debulk robotically. The goal should be a maximal cytoreductive effort. If that can be achieved minimally invasively, then use that approach. If not, then open.

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