Stage IB and IIA-B Carcinoma of the Intact Uterine Cervix: Impact of Tumor Volume and the Role of Adjuvant Hysterectomy.
A review of parameters influencing the prognosis of patients with stages IV and IIA-B carcinoma of the cervix treated with radiotherapy alone is presented. The effect of tumor diameter, a factor not included in the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics staging system, is emphasized. Potential alternative treatment strategies, particularly adjuvant hysterectomy, are addressed.
Mendenhall
WM
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
Sombeck
MD
Freeman
DE
Morgan
LS