Surgery is the treatment of choice for early-stage cervical cancer, whereas radiation is conducted during all stages where the malignancy remains localized to the pelvis. Various surgical techniques, such as laterally extended parametrectomy, are alternative therapy options for patients with stage II-B and I-B cervical cancer and lymph node metastases. (Pálfalvi and Ungár, 2003) Previously, these patients were referred for radiation therapy or neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
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