title: Carcinoma of the uterine cervix stage I and IIA: results of surgical treatment: complications, recurrence and survival.
abstract: Between 1967 and 1981, 213 patients with carcinoma of the uterine cervix Stage I and IIA underwent an abdominovaginal radical hysterectomy with transperitoneal lymphadenectomy. In 1987 the overall 5-year survival rate was 87.5% and the 10-year survival 85%. Recurrences were seen in 29 patients (13.7%). Lymph node metastases occurred in 39 patients (18%). Five-year survival decreased from 94% without positive nodes to 65% with positive nodes. The median blood loss was 2100 cc. Fistulas were seen in 6.7% of the patients. Long-term voiding problems were encountered in 40.8%. In 25% of the women intercourse was impeded postoperatively because of shortening of the vagina. The results obtained with this type of radical surgery in cervical cancer Stages I-IIA are good and do not differ from other methods reported in the literature. However this also means that this more difficult and time-consuming approach does not improve survival rates. For this reason there are no reasons to change from the Wertheim operation to this combined approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Kenter
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ansink
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Heintz
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Aartsen
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Delemarre
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*