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Treatment of Endometrial Cancer

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Although most patients with endometrial cancer are cured with hysterectomy alone, a subset of patients with relatively high-risk disease may benefit from effective adjuvant treatments. Investigators are still attempting to define the indications for and risks and benefits of additional interventions, including lymphadenectomy, adjuvant radiation therapy, and adjuvant chemotherapy. In this chapter, the insights from and limitations of available trials will be summarized.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Patricia J. Eifel MD

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  1. Urology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway

    Hitendra R.H. Patel

  2. University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    Tim Mould

  3. Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA

    Jean V. Joseph

  4. Colorectal Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Conor P. Delaney

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Eifel, P.J. (2015). Treatment of Endometrial Cancer. In: Patel, H., Mould, T., Joseph, J., Delaney, C. (eds) Pelvic Cancer Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4258-4_30

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