Chen CL, et al. - Researchers investigated the predictive value of gross tumor volume (GTV) and the maximum diameter of resectable cervical cancer at magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for lymph node metastasis (LNM) and lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) in this multicenter study. They evaluated gross tumor volume and the maximum diameter of tumor on MRI of a total of 315 consecutive patients with cervical cancer. Results demonstrate the utility of GTV and the maximum diameter of resectable cervical cancer at MRI in quantitatively predicting the presence of LNM and LVSI, which were more accurate than FIGO stage in predicting LNM or LVSI. These findings suggested that preoperative assessment of the status of lymph nodes and LVSI may be valuable in formulating tailored treatment plan for the individual cases.