Adequate staging for uterine cancer can be performed through Pfannenstiel incisions.

Objective: To determine if the type of operative incision influences the adequacy of surgical staging in patients with uterine cancer.

Methods: All patients with uterine cancer referred to the Swedish Medical Center Cancer Institute for adjuvant radiotherapy between June 1, 1989, and June 1, 1999, who underwent comprehensive surgical staging and for whom complete records could be obtained were eligible. Data on type of incision, weight, medical comorbidities, histology, total number and distribution of lymph nodes (LN), estimated blood loss, complications, and length of stay were abstracted retrospectively.