Para-aortic lymphadenectomy in advanced stage cervical cancer, a protocol for comparing safety, feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of surgical staging versus PET-CT; PALDISC trial

Para-aortic lymphadenectomy in advanced stage cervical cancer, a protocol for comparing safety, feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of surgical staging versus PET-CT; PALDISC trial

Abstract Background Currently, a PET-CT is used to assess the need for extended field radiotherapy of para-aortic lymph nodes (PALN) in International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IB2, IIA2–IVA (locally advanced stage) cervical cancer. A small study established a sensitivity...

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Main Authors: Casper Tax, Karin Abbink, Maroeska M. Rovers, Ruud L. M. Bekkers, Petra L. M. Zusterzeel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Subjects:
Diagnostic accuracy
PET-CT
Advanced stage cervical cancer
Para-aortic lymph node metastases
Para-aortic lymphadenectomy
Safety
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-017-0218-8

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