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Re: Systematic Aortic and Pelvic Lymphadenectomy Versus Resection of Bulky Nodes in Optimally Debulked Advanced Ovarian Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Affiliations of authors: Departments of Surgery (PM, DC) and Gynecology (PP, CL), Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
Correspondence to: Philippe Morice, MD, Department of Surgery, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39 rue Camille Desmoulins, 94805, Villejuif, France (e-mail: morice@igr.fr).
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We read with great interest the article by Benedetti Panici et al. (1) on the results of systematic lymphadenectomy in advanced-stage ovarian cancer. We also read the editorial about this trial by Chambers (2), but we do not totally agree with her conclusions.
This trial confirms the high rate of nodal involvement in advanced-stage ovarian cancer (70% of
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