Clinical and surgical staging in patients with cervical cancer – a retrospective study regarding correlations between initial diagnosis, treatment options and histopathological results

M.C. Dumitrașcu, A.E. Nenciu, C.G. Nenciu, C. Ursu, A. Ilieșiu, A. Baroș, D. Secară, M. Cîrstoiu

Rezumat: According to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), cervical cancer staging is realized through clinical examination. The imaging and subsequent surgical findings come in addition to the first staging. Although in the incipient stages surgery is the first step in treatment, in advanced stages the treatment options are based on the clinical staging in corroboration with imaging techniques. The recognition of the prognostic factors, such as lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis, represents a key element for the proper diagnosis and treatment. In this paper, we present a retrospective study that included patients with cervical cancer for which imaging evaluation of the lymph nodes was performed and was compared with post-surgery histopathological results.
Cuvinte cheie: cervical cancer, staging, lymph nodes, imaging.