Women with intermediate- to high-risk endometrial adenocarcinoma who undergo PALND have improved OS but no improvement in DSS. The lack of difference in DSS supports the hypothesis that underlying comorbidities as opposed to lack of PALND result in poorer outcome.
It is well known that elderly general surgery patients are at higher risk for postoperative complications than younger patients. However, it is unclear whether this age-related increased risk in postoperative complications also occurs among
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