3
rd
most common gynecologic malignancy
Clinical staging can under- or over-stage disease
Accurate Tumor size not determined
Nodal status not determined
Parametrial assessment,Pelvic side wall ?
Concordance between surgical and clinical FIGO staging poor
(85.4, 77.4, 35.3, and 20.5% for stage IB, IB2, IIA, and IIB)
Qin Y et al. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 49.5 (2009): 542-544
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CERVICAL CANCER