Based on recent literature data, the authors summarize contemporary trends in the surgical therapy for carcinomas in the pelvic region, in particular a significance of the pelvic lymphadenectomy, which has become a standard part of the treatment of the above mentioned disorders. Furthermore, they bring forward new trends in research on lymphatic mapping and the sentinel lymphonode detection.

        Key words: the urinary bladder carcinoma – the prostatic carcinoma – carcinoma of the cervix uteri – the uterine carcinoma – pelvic lymphadenectomy – lymphatic mapping – the sentinel lymphonode