Cystoscopic staging of carcinoma uterine cervix, revisited.
Of the 378 cases of stage 3 carcinoma uterine cervix, only 10 showed vesical invasion, while 19 of 24 cases of stage 4 disease had vesical invasion. Results of this procedure did not alter the management of the disease in any of these cases. From the whole series it was concluded that cysto-urethroscopy is an unnecessary, cost ineffective, invasive procedure which has no role in either diagnosis or in planning the definitive treatment of carcinoma uterine cervix.
Therattil
D D
DD
Department of Urology, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal.
Rao
M S
MS
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D003558:Cystoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*