Routine Lymph Node Dissection in the Treatment of Early Stage Cancer:Are We Doing the Right Thing?
Santin A, Parham G. Routine Lymph Node Dissection in the Treatment of Early Stage Cancer:Are We Doing the Right Thing? Gynecologic Oncology 1998, 68: 1-3. PMID: 9454650, DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1997.4900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymph node dissectionNode dissectionLymph nodesProphylactic lymph node dissectionRoutine lymph node dissectionRegional lymph nodesRecent immunological studiesTreatment of patientsEarly-stage solid tumorsEarly-stage cancerEarly-stage malignanciesManagement of cancerElective lymphadenectomyTherapeutic dissectionAntitumor reactivitySalvage rateBloc resectionSurgical interventionPrimary tumorRegional nodesStage cancerLymphatic pathwaysMatter of controversySolid tumorsImmune system