Gynecologic cancer and laparoscopy

Recent technologic advances in laparoscopic equipment have enabled surgeons to apply operative endoscopic techniques to patients with gynecologic mali gnancies. Operative laparoscopy has been described in the surgical staging and treatment of patients with ovarian, cervical, and endometrial cancers. It has the potential to revolutionize many aspects of gynecologic cancer ma nagement; however, the use of operative laparoscopy for the treatment of pa tients with gynecologic malignancies is still in its infancy, and until mor e data accumulate, it must be considered a promising but unproven tool in t his setting.