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Endometrial Cancer
Reports outline endometrial cancer research from S. Kitahara and colleagues
March 19th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "Over several years, it has been a matter of debate whether or not the use of a uterine balloon manipulator during laparoscopic hysterectomies for endometrial carcinoma (EC) may cause tumor disruption resulting in a positive peritoneal cytology. More recently, this procedure has been associated with vascular pseudoinvasion in cases of low-risk EC." "In this study, we evaluated a series of 21 cases of low-risk EC treated by laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) to determine the incidence of this finding and to better characterize its histopathologic features. In addition, we reviewed 28 cases of low-risk EC treated by total...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-03-19)
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