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World J Surg Proced. Jan 3, 2020; 10(1): 1-2
Published online Jan 3, 2020. doi: 10.5412/wjsp.v10.i1.1
Regional lymphadenectomy in advanced ovarian cancer: The enigma continues
Pankaj Kumar Garg, Sandipan Chowdhury, Rajkumar K Seenivasagam, Dharma Ram Poonia
Pankaj Kumar Garg, Rajkumar K Seenivasagam, Dharma Ram Poonia, Department of Surgical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249203, India
Sandipan Chowdhury, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249203, India
Author contributions: Garg PK wrote the initial draft; all the authors read the final draft and approved it.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interests to declare.
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Corresponding author: Pankaj Kumar Garg, MS, DNB, MCh, FACS, Additional Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Veerbhadra Marg, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249203, India. dr.pankajgarg@gmail.com
Received: July 11, 2019
Peer-review started: July 17, 2019
First decision: November 12, 2019
Revised: November 19, 2019
Accepted: December 23, 2019
Article in press: December 23, 2019
Published online: January 3, 2020
Core Tip

Core tip: Para-aortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy is warranted in macroscopically suspicious nodes in patients with advanced ovarian cancer to achieve complete cytoreduction.