BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Some authors states that the removal of lymph node would only contribute towards assessing the lymph node status and regional disease control, without any benefit for the patients’ survival. The aim of this paper was to assess the influence of the number of surgically dissected pelvic lymph nodes (PLN) on disease-free survival.
METHODS: [...]
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Extent of pelvic lymphadenectomy in women with squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix: Is there any prognostic value?
National Failure to Operate on Early Stage Pancreatic Cancer
In The United Stated, Pancreatic Cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths as year 2007. Their National Cancer Society estimates that over 37.000 patients will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and 33.000 die of this disease. It still strong pessimism remains in line with the effectiveness of surgery though studies demonstrating many improved [...]
