Frequency of severe complications after radiation therapy for cervical carcinoma.
An analysis of a material of 265 patients treated by radiation therapy for cervical carcinoma was performed with respect to severe complications. The complication rate in patients free of recurrence was 1.9 per cent and in those with recurrence 23 per cent, which indicates that severe complications are often caused by recurrence of the tumour.
D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011883:Radium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013548:Sweden; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery
D011883:Radium