Comparison of Minimally Invasive Surgery with Open Surgery for Type II Endometrial Cancer: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database
Qi Zhang, Michael Silver, Yi-Ju Chen, Jennifer Wolf, Judy Hayek, Ioannis Alagkiozidis · 2023
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Qi Zhang and co-authors compare keyhole and open surgery for type II endometrial cancer in a study from 2023. Type II cancers of the womb lining are the aggressive kinds: serous, clear cell, and carcinosarcoma. Past trials favored keyhole surgery for gentler recovery, but few type II patients joined them.
The team mined the National Cancer Database for women treated from 2010 to 2014. All had a hysterectomy for a type II cancer. Overall survival was the main measure, with surgical outcomes second. The large cohort lets rare cancer types speak with a louder voice. A fair verdict helps surgeons choose the approach by cancer type, not habit.
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| CREATOR | Qi Zhang, Michael Silver, Yi-Ju Chen, Jennifer Wolf, Judy Hayek, Ioannis Alagkiozidis |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |