Abstract:Objectives One of the major changes in the revised 2018 FIGO-staging system is the addition of stage IIIC, which includes patients with pelvic and/or para-aortic lymph node metastases. Therefore, we evaluated the prognostic value of positive pelvic and/or para-aortic lymph nodes in patients with cervical cancer. Methods A nationwide retrospective cohort study was performed by identifying all patients diagnosed with stage IB-IVA between 2005-2018 from the Netherlands Cancer Registry. Data was converted to the F… Show more
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