title: [Treatment of pelvic recurrences of carcinoma of the cervix uteri by radiotherapy alone].
abstract: The best way to treat locally recurrent carcinoma of the uterine cervix has not been established. Our retrospective study refers to 37 consecutive patients, with recurrence in the pelvis, treated by radiotherapy alone. Thirty patients were treated by external beam therapy alone; intracavitary brachytherapy alone was adopted in 3 patients and a combination of both techniques in 4 patients. The total radiation dose exceeded 60 Gy in 62% of cases. A complete clinical response was observed in 54% of patients and a partial response in 32.4%. Overall crude survival was 70.3%, 28.9% and 23.2% at 1, 3 and 5 years respectively. In patients with recurrent tumors less than 40 mm in diameter a threefold 3-year survival was achieved (48.6% vs. 14.5%, p less than 0.025). With total doses higher than 60 Gy the 3-year survival resulted to be far better than with lower doses (39.1% vs. 10%, p less than 0.025). A significant advantage was also observed in the "complete responders" group (44% vs. 11.8%), but this difference can be explained by the link between response and the above-mentioned basic prognostic factors. Acute side effects and late complications were moderate and did not correlate with the type of primary treatment. A significant percentage (about 25%) of patients with locally recurrent cervix carcinoma may reach medium-term survival; better results can be achieved in selected groups with favourable prognostic factors and with adequate radiotherapeutic treatment.
authors: Divisione di Radioterapia, Ospedale Multizonale, Varese.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Bignardi
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Bardelli
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Bertoni
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Tordiglione
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001918:Brachytherapy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*
vernacular_title: Il trattamento radioterapico esclusivo delle recidive pelviche di carcinomi del collo uterino.