To elucidate whether peritoneal closure and retroperitoneal drainage can benefit clinical outcome of early gynecologic cancer patients who underwent retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.

To elucidate whether peritoneal closure and retroperitoneal drainage can benefit clinical outcome of early gynecologic cancer patients who underwent retroperitoneal lymph node dissection by reviewing the medical records of patients who underwent retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for stage I or II gynecological cancer in Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, January 2011~December 2017.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Stage I or stage II gynecologic cancer (including cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, and fallopian tube cancer)
• Underwent laparotomic gynecologic oncologic surgery, including retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy.

Exclusion Criteria:

• nil

Early gynecologic cancer patients who underwent retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in Far Eastern Memorial Hospital between January 2011 and December 2017.