[The development of postoperative radiotherapy].
After a short review of the development of radiotherapy a prospective study is presented which indicates the benefit of postoperative external irradiation in cases of endometrial cancer, stage I. 327 cases with good prognosis received only vaginal irradiation (group A). 217 cases with bad prognosis (deep infiltration, grading 2.3) had additional external irradiation (group B). 5-year-survival (Kaplan-Meier) was 90.6% in group A and 87.9% in group B, respectively. The benefit of external irradiation in patients with a poor prognosis is evident.
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D001317:Austria; D001918:Brachytherapy; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery
D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes
Die Entwicklung der postoperativen Strahlentherapie.