FORMULA FOR SELECTIVE LYMPHADENECTOMY - ITS APPLICATION TO CANCER OF VULVA

  • 1 January 1977
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 50  (2) , 152-158
Abstract
A statistical formula can be applied to aid clinical judgment in decisions regarding the advisability of lymphadenectomy in human gynecologic cancer. If benefit (B) factors in a given case do not exceed debit (D) factors, the procedure is ill-advised. In unilateral vulvar cancer, i.e., if the ipsilateral inguinal nodes are negative, the risks from routine contralateral or deep pelvic node dissection appear to exceed the benefits.