Laparoscopic surgery for endometrial cancer
This article presents data from the world literature regarding the use of laparoscopic surgery for endometrial cancer. The issues of epidemiology and carcinogenesis in endometrial cancer are highlighted. The results of studies of several multicenter randomized trials are shown demonstrating the advantages of laparoscopic surgery compared to open ones. Issues related to necessity of iliac lymph node dissection in the surgical treatment of endometrial cancer are analyzed in detail. Based on the analysis of data from several multicenter randomized trials, groups of patients with different potential of lymphogenous metastasis are shown.