Treatment of endometrial carcinoma.
The optimal treatment for endometrial carcinoma is radical hysterectomy and hemivaginectomy with pre-operative caesium sources in the uterus and vaginal vault. Block pelvic lymphadenectomy is unsatisfactory, and gland extension is best treated by radiotherapy to the lateral pelvic and para-aortic fields. Surgery has a definite place in the treatment of advanced cases.
D000368:Aged; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011883:Radium; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery
D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D011883:Radium