a 29 yr old woman, gravida2, para2, had a liquid-based thin layer cervical pap smear performed in the office a week ago. a high grade squamous intra-epithelial lesion was reported. HPV typing was positive for serotypes 16 & 18. she returned to the office n underwent colposcopically directed cervical biopsy. the entire transformation zone was seen with no lesion entering the endocervical canal. a specimen from a biopsy of a lesion at 6 o'clock on the cervix exhibited abnormal vessels and mosaicism. the histologic report showed full-thickness dysplastic epithelial changes with malignant cells that had penetrated the basement membrane and had invaded the lymphatics. which of the following procedures would be considered appropriate in identifying the stage of her disease?
a) intravenous pyelogram
b) laparoscopy
c) exploratory laparotomy
d) lymphangiogram
e) lymphadenectomy
a) intravenous pyelogram
b) laparoscopy
c) exploratory laparotomy
d) lymphangiogram
e) lymphadenectomy