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Dr. Lucia Tortorella is a leading gynecologic oncologic surgeon whose research focuses on advancing minimally invasive techniques—particularly robotic and laparoendoscopic single-site surgery—for the treatment of gynecologic malignancies. Her major contributions include demonstrating the safety and efficacy of robotic radical hysterectomy for early cervical cancer (73 citations) and establishing the feasibility of robotic pelvic exenteration for recurrent disease (53 citations). She has also pioneered sentinel lymph node biopsy protocols for endometrial cancer staging, improving perioperative outcomes (46 citations), and has shown that minimally invasive salvage lymphadenectomy can be performed with favorable results in recurrent gynecologic cancer patients (44 citations). Her work on laparoendoscopic single-site hysterectomy versus robotic hysterectomy for endometrial cancer (35 citations) helped define comparative outcomes. Dr. Tortorella’s ten-year single-institution experience with robotic surgery for gynecologic cancer recurrences (12 citations) and her ongoing MIRaGE study on minimally invasive surgery in recurrent endometrial cancer underscore her sustained commitment to refining surgical approaches. With over 280 cumulative citations, she has significantly shaped the evidence base for robotic gynecologic oncology, improving recovery and quality of life for women with complex malignancies.
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- 8MIRaGE (Minimally Invasive suRGery in recurrent Endometrial cancer)1 citations · 2025