What is the most common treatment for endometrial cancer?
Surgery is the most common treatment for cancer of the endometrium. Your doctor may take out the cancer using one of the following operations: • Total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, both of which involve removing the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries through a cut in the abdomen. Lymph nodes in the pelvis may also be removed (lymph node dissection). The lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped structures found throughout the body that produce and store infection-fighting cells, but may also contain cancer cells. • Radical hysterectomy involves removing the cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and part of the vaginLymph nodes in the area may also be taken out.
