title: Brachytherapy in the presence of pyuria after pelvic irradiation for cervical cancer.
abstract: Little is known about the effects of intracavitary brachytherapy (ICB) performed in the presence of pyuria resulting from external beam pelvic irradiation for cervical cancer (CC). A retrospective study of one decade of ICB for CC showed that brachytherapy was performed in the presence of pyuria in 26 women. Twelve women without pyuria during ICB served as a control group. Antibiotic therapy was routinely administered during intracavitary application. The crude survival rate at 5 years was 39% in patients with pyuria and 42% in women without pyuria; the corresponding local recurrence rates were 23% and 17%; the serious complication rates were 12% and 0% respectively. Intracavitary brachytherapy in the presence of pyuria may have a limited adverse effect on the outcome of women with cancer of the cervix.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport 71130-3932, USA.
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Ampil
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011776:Pyuria / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*