Metastasis to para-aortic lymph nodes cephalad to the renal veins in patients with ovarian cancer

Metastasis to para-aortic lymph nodes cephalad to the renal veins in patients with ovarian cancer

Abstract Background In patients with epithelial ovarian cancer, whether metastasis to para-aortic lymph nodes located cephalad to the renal veins (supra-renal PAN) should be classified as regional lymph node metastasis or distant metastasis remains controversial. This study was a preliminary retrosp...

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Main Authors: Shinichi Komiyama, Masaru Nagashima, Tomoko Taniguchi, Takayuki Rikitake, Mineto Morita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Epithelial ovarian cancer
Supra-renal para-aortic node metastasis
Extended PAN dissection
FIGO stage
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-01841-8

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