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SUBMITTER: Matsuo K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7528458 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Matsuo Koji K Machida Hiroko H Mandelbaum Rachel S RS Konishi Ikuo I Mikami Mikio M
Gynecologic oncology 20181030 1
<h4>Objective</h4>To validate the revised 2018 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging system for cervical cancer, with a particular focus on stage IB and stage III disease.<h4>Methods</h4>Two retrospective cohort studies were conducted using The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program between 1988 and 2014. The stage IB cohort consisted of node-negative FIGO stage IB1 (tumor size <2 cm), IB2 (2-3.9 cm), and IB3 (≥4 cm) cervical cancer. The stage III coho ...[more]