Assessment of the false negative rate of preoperative imaging in cervical cancer patients undergoing primary radical surgery

Objectives: Patient selection for primary radical surgery is paramount to avoid the use of adjuvant radiation treatment and its associated adverse effects in cervical cancer. The use of preoperative imaging could help identify those best suited for surgery versus primary radiation; however, no standard of care has been identified. We aim to describe the false negative rate and false positive rate of preoperative imaging at a single institution prior to radical surgery for cervical cancer.