title: Irradiation of endometrial cancer in patients with medical contraindication to surgery or with unresectable lesions.
abstract: In 124 medically inoperable patients with endometrial cancer, the five and ten year actuarial survival rates were 68% and 57%. In 26 patients with technically unresectable endometrial cancer, 26% actuarial survival rates at both five and ten years were seen. Pelvic control at death was 89% in Stage Ia, 78% in Stage Ib, 82% in Stage II, and 62% in Stage III. Sophisticated intracavitary therapy alone or in conjunction with external irradiation appears to give better uterine control rates than does external irradiation alone.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003556:Cystitis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011832:Radiation Injuries; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000379:methods; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014599:Uterus; D014621:Vagina / Q000528:radiation effects