title: Treatment of locoregional recurrence of carcinoma of the cervix by radiotherapy after primary surgery.
abstract: Eighteen patients with locoregional recurrence after primary surgery for carcinoma of the cervix and treated by radiotherapy were analyzed. An overall complete response of 88%, 16 of 18, was achieved. Five of sixteen patients (31%) developed a second locoregional recurrence. Response to radiotherapy seemed to correlate strongly with tumor volume. The overall 5-year survival for all 18 patients was 44%, and the disease-free survival, 39%. Only 22%, 4 of 18, had distant metastases in the subsequent course of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Oncology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Jobsen
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Leer
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Cleton
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hermans
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy