When do you offer observation for resected stage II endometrial cancer?
In what situations is it appropriate to offer observation (rather than VBT) to patients with stage II endometrial carcinoma who have had a radical hysterectomy with negative margins?
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Radiation Oncology · University of Kentucky
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Fortunately, this is an uncommon situation. Even with stage II disease, there is no clear advantage to radical hysterectomy, and it subjects the patient to higher surgical morbidity, especially genitourinary. To my knowledge, data is sparse in terms of when it is appropriate to withhold any adjuvant...
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