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Most endometrial cancers treated with minimally invasive procedures

Publish date:: April 14, 2020

Key clinical point: Rates of minimally invasive surgery for early-stage endometrial cancer may be higher than previously reported.

Major finding: Most (88.8%) hysterectomies performed at 25 centers were done with a minimally invasive approach.

Study details: A retrospective registry-based study of 3,730 women with endometrial cancer.

Disclosures: Dr. Nickles Fader reported no relevant conflicts of interest.

Citation:

Nickles Fader A et al. SGO 2020, Abstract 63.

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