Results of primary radiation treatment of endometrial carcinoma. 20 years' experience of an unselected material from the north of Sweden.
An unselected material of endometrial carcinoma from the northern part of Sweden, treated during the years 1963-1982 is presented. The material comprises 1,114 patients treated almost uniformly. With few exceptions the patients received primary irradiation, usually with radium packing according to a modified Heyman method. Operable patients underwent total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy six weeks after the radiation treatment. Patients with contraindications to surgery had a curettage three months after radiation treatment and if cancer was still present surgery was considered. The 5-year survival rate in stage 1 treated with irradiation and surgery was 91%, and after correction for intercurrent death 93%. The 5-year survival rate in stage I as a whole was 82% and corrected for intercurrent death 90%. The survival rate in the whole material was 76% and after correction for intercurrent death 84%.
Bäckström
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Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, University of Umeå, Sweden.
Cajander
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Kjellgren
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Persson
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D015996:Survival Rate; D013548:Sweden; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*