Risk factors of pelvic lymph node metastasis in cervical adenocarcinoma following radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy.

Background: Lymph node metastasis is the most important prognostic factor in cervical cancerpatients. However, most of the available knowledge about risk factors of pelvic nodal metastasis in cervical cancer has come from studies in which the majority of patients had the squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) subtype.

Objective: To determine the risk factors of pelvic lymph node metastasis in early-stage cervical adenocarcinoma (AC) patients following radical hysterectomy and bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy.