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Transperitoneal Para-aortic Lymphadenectomy: Surgical Technique, Results, Challenges, and Complications

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One of the more important prognostic factors in gynecological malignancies is the lymph node status. A combination of risk factors, the organ anatomy and drainage, the histology, and the stage are the key factors related to lymph node metastasis that may range from 1.5% up to 70%.

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Tsunoda, A.T., da Cunha Andrade, C.E.M., Azevedo, B.R.B., Linhares, J.C., Ribeiro, R. (2018). Transperitoneal Para-aortic Lymphadenectomy: Surgical Technique, Results, Challenges, and Complications. In: Gomes-da-Silveira, G.G., da Silveira, G.P.G., Pessini, S.A. (eds) Minimally Invasive Gynecology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72592-5_26

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