According to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines, radical hysterectomy is the preferred treatment for patients with histologically confirmed stage IB1 to IIA1 cervical cancer who are not interested in future fertility. Radical hysterectomy requires comprehensive knowledge of pelvic anatomy…
∗ The authors also wish to thank the following individuals for their contributions to this chapter: Charlotte Ngo, Myriam Deloménie, Chérazade Bensaid, Caroline Cornou, Léa Rossi, and Marie Gosset. In early cervical cancer (ECC)—that is, International Federation of Gynecology and…
The standard treatment for women with early-stage cervical cancer (stages IA2–IB1) remains radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy. In select patients interested in future fertility, radical trachelectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy is also considered a viable option. Data from retrospective studies have…
In the past 100 years, the surgical approach to vulvar cancer has evolved from one of gynecologic oncology’s most morbid procedures to one of its least. The original approach included the radical en bloc resection of the vulva, groins, and…
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal perioperative care pathway to improve functional rehabilitation after a surgical procedure, reducing the patient’s stress response in reaction to the operation and postoperative catabolism. The concept was first introduced by Kehlet, who…
Anatomy is to physiology as geography is to history; it describes the theater of events. Jean FranÇois Fernel All gynecologic oncology surgeons should be familiar with the anatomy of the abdomen and pelvis to perform all complex and radical procedures…
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