Sentinel lymph node mapping identifies positive lymph nodes in women with high-risk endometrial cancer, MD Anderson study finds

n a study of women with high-grade endometrial cancer, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, found sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping accurately identified all women with node-positive, high-risk endometrial cancer, when prospectively compared to a complete pelvic and para-aortic lyphadenectomy (LAD), the current standard of care.
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