SUMMARY

OncologySTAT Editorial Team

Simple hysterectomy performed for benign conditions or preinvasive cervical lesions sometimes reveals cervical cancer. Definitive treatment consists of radical parametrectomy (RP), a technically difficult surgical procedure for which safety and efficacy are unknown. Therefore, most physicians prefer to use radiotherapy (RT) or concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT). Park et al sought to determine the feasibility of RP for occult invasive cervical cancer and to compare outcomes from RP with those of...