No. | Recommendation | GoR | LoE | Sources |
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4.34 | All resected lymph nodes in lymphadenectomy specimens obtained during surgery of a patient with endometrial cancer must be completely embedded and examined histologically. | EC | ||
4.35 | Lymph nodes with a maximum extent of up to approx. 0.3 cm should be embedded in their entirety and larger lymph nodes should be either halved along their longitudinal axis or sliced into sections and also completely embedded. | EC | ||
4.36 | Isolated tumor cells are defined as the detection of individual tumor cells or tumor cell complexes with a maximum diameter of < 0.2 mm. Micrometastases are defined as the histological confirmation of tumor cells in lymph nodes with diameters of ≥ 0.2 mm but not bigger than 0.2 cm. |
EC | ||
4.37 | The report on the findings of lymphadenectomy specimens obtained from patients with endometrial cancer must include the following information:
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EC |