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Radical Hysterectomy: Multimedia

Author: Michael J Sundborg, MD, FACOG, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F Hebert School of Medicine; Chief and Principle Investigator, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brooke Army Medical Center
Coauthor(s): Margarett C Ellison, MD, Consulting Staff, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center
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Updated: Jan 5, 2010

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Radical hysterectomy specimen demonstrating the v...Media file 1: Radical hysterectomy specimen demonstrating the vaginal margin.
Radical hysterectomy specimen demonstrating the v...

Radical hysterectomy specimen demonstrating the vaginal margin.

Radical hysterectomy specimen demonstrating the p...Media file 2: Radical hysterectomy specimen demonstrating the parametrial margins.
Radical hysterectomy specimen demonstrating the p...

Radical hysterectomy specimen demonstrating the parametrial margins.

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Further Reading

Keywords

type III radical hysterectomy, Meigs hysterectomy, modified radical hysterectomy, Wertheim radical hysterectomy, pelvic lymphadenectomy, cervical cancer, cervical carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, SCC, adenocarcinoma, human papillomavirus, HPV, nicotine, cotinine, oral contraceptives, abnormal vaginal discharge, abnormal vaginal bleeding, postcoital bleeding, postcoital spotting, hysterectomy, total hysterectomy, cancer of the cervix, cigarette smoking, smoking, malodorous vaginal discharge, FIGO staging, FIGO classification

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Michael J Sundborg, MD, FACOG, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F Hebert School of Medicine; Chief and Principle Investigator, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brooke Army Medical Center
Michael J Sundborg, MD, FACOG is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Medical Association, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, and Society of Gynecologist Oncologists
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Margarett C Ellison, MD, Consulting Staff, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Jeffrey B Garris, MD, Chief, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine
Jeffrey B Garris, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, American Medical Association, American Urological Association, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Louisiana State Medical Society, Royal Society of Medicine, and Sigma Xi
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CME Editor

Frederick B Gaupp, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Family Practice, Hancock Medical Center
Frederick B Gaupp, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Family Physicians
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Chief Editor

Michel E Rivlin, MD, Professor, Coordinator of Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Michel E Rivlin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Medical Association, Mississippi State Medical Association, and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
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