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Para-aortic lymphadenectomy in abnormal common iliac bifurcation

Vito ChianteraGiulio Sozzi

subject

medicine.medical_specialtyretroperitoneal spacelymphatic systemIliac VeinInferior vena cavasurgerysurgical oncologySurgical oncologyblood vesselAscitesHumansMedicineRetroperitoneal spaceLaparoscopymedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryEndometrial cancerObstetrics and GynecologyNodule (medicine)Middle Agedmedicine.diseaseSerous fluidmedicine.anatomical_structureOncologymedicine.veincardiovascular systemLymph Node ExcisionFemaleRadiologymedicine.symptombusiness

description

A 60-year-old-woman was diagnosed with serous endometrial cancer and on pre-operative CT there was evidence of a higher confluence of the common iliac veins in the inferior vena cava ([Figure 1][1]). Due to the presence of ascites (800 mL) and of a neoplastic ileal nodule at laparoscopy, to avoid

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-08-01
10.1136/ijgc-2021-002748http://hdl.handle.net/10447/549278