title: [Surgical treatment of recurrence of uterine cervix cancer].
abstract: Surgery for recurrence of malpighian epithelioma of uterine cervix was performed in 14 patients, exenteration being necessary in 10 cases (5 anterior, 4 total and 1 posterior). Possibilities of surgical excision of recurrences are limited (10 to 20% of cases) and should not be considered except after a careful general, local and regional investigation including, if necessary, and exploratory laparotomy. This recovery surgery must be preceded by high-dose irradiation. This partly explains the high incidence of exenterations, with the need for cutaneous bypass of urine and/or fecal matter, but also the high prevalence of postoperative complications and mortality. Long-term results are deceiving and a 5-year survival rate of 20% appears to be maximum obtainable. However, this surgery remains the only solution capable of providing the patients with a chance, and it very often relieves them of the painful course of a pelvic tumor.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Traitement chirurgical des récidives du cancer du col utérin.