[Pelvic lymph node retrieval in cervical cancer]

Carlos Manuel Ortiz-Mendoza1, Norma Alicia Acosta-Sánchez

  • 1Hospital General Tacuba, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado, Distrito Federal, Mexico. cortizmendoza@yahoo.com.mx

Summary

Surgeons retrieve significantly more lymph nodes during pelvic lymphadenectomy for cervical cancer than pathologists. This finding highlights surgeon proficiency in lymph node recovery, crucial for accurate patient prognosis.

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