Cervical Cancer
Studies from J. Chenevert and co-authors have provided new information about cervical cancer
Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 15th, 2009
"Vaginal radical trachelectomy (VRT) is a fertility-sparing surgical technique used as an alternative to radical hysterectomy in early stage cervical carcinoma. With the advent of VRT, preoperative evaluation of the surgical margin has become imperative, because if the tumor is found within 5 mm of the endocervical margin, additional surgical resection is required," scientists in Toronto, Canada report.
"In a study published earlier from our center, we came to the conclusion that a frozen section should be conducted only when a cancerous lesion is grossly visible, and that it could be omitted in normal-looking specimens or VRT with nonspecific lesions. Since then, 53...
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