woman presents for hysterectomy after ECC and EMB indicates endometrial cancer. Transabdominal approach is chosen for exposure of all structures possibly effected. the abdomen is thoroughly inspected with no gross disease outside the enlarged uterus but several lymph nodes are enlarged and the decision is made to perform hysterectomy with bilateral removal of tubes and ovaries and bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy with periaortic lymph node sampling. specimens sent to pathology confirm endometrial cancer but find normal tissue in the lymph nodes

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1. woman presents for hysterectomy after ECC and EMB indicates endometrial cancer. Transabdominal approach is chosen for exposure of all structures possibly effected. the abdomen is thoroughly inspected with no gross disease outside the enlarged uterus but several lymph nodes are enlarged and the decision is made to perform hysterectomy with bilateral removal of tubes and ovaries and bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy with periaortic lymph node sampling. specimens sent to pathology confirm endometrial cancer but find normal tissue in the lymph nodes