title: Stages IB and IIA carcinoma of the cervix treated by radiation and radical hysterectomy. Findings and results in 184 patients.
abstract: Although the results of both radiotherapy and radical surgery for stages IB and IIA carcinoma of the cervix are good, a small percentage of cancers are resistant to radiation therapy. Combined radiation and surgery therefore seems an attractive alternative. A study of 184 patients in whom radium application was followed by radical abdominal hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy 6 weeks later is reported. The uncorrected 5-year survival rate of 85.7% is not significantly better than results obtained by surgery alone or radiotherapy alone. Some guidelines are suggested to rationalise individual treatment of these patients.
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*