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Cervical Cancer
New cervical cancer study findings recently were reported by P. Strnad and co-researchers
July 17th, 2008
"The purpose of prospective study is to determine incidence and distribution of pelvic lymph node(LN) involvement, sentinel lymph node(SLN) involvement and pathologic parametrial involvement(PI) in stage Ia2 and small Ib1 cervical cancer. PI is defined as positive parametrial LN or discontinuous malignant cells in parametrium," scientists in Prague, Czech Republic report. "After radical abdominal hysterectomy, 158 women patients were stratified into two groups based on tumour size: In Group 1 (91 women) tumours were less than 20 mm and less than half of stromal invasion. In Group 2 (67 women) tumours were between 20 and 30 mm and infiltration was not more than 2/3 of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-07-17)
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