Pelvic lymph nodes are situated in the lower abdomen in the area that contains the hip bones, bladder, rectum, and reproductive organs. Pelvic lymph nodes are only seen in imaging studies.

N1 Single lymph node metastasis, 2 cm or less in greatest dimension N1 Single regional lymph node metastasis in the true pelvis ... presacral region and common iliac nodes [26] Cytokeratin ...

In stage III, the cancer has spread beyond the cervix into the lower area of your vagina and/or into the pelvic wall. It may cause kidney complications and may have spread to nearby lymph nodes.

MSK surgeons pioneered an approach for determining where gynecologic cancers are likely to spread first, allowing them to remove a much smaller number of lymph nodes and reduce the ... the surgeon ...