Pelvic lymphadenectomy in cervical cancer-surgical anatomy and proposal for a new classification system

Abstract

Pelvic lymphadenectomy is an integral component of gynecologic cancer surgery, yet there is a lack of standardization in the terminology used, the extent of the procedure, and the definition of anatomic landmarks.

Keywords

• sentinel node identification
• radical hysterectomy
• intergroup
• carcinoma
• oncology
• spread