title: [Postoperative radiotherapy of cervival carcinoma: treatment results and analysis of prognostic factors].
abstract: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of postoperative radiotherapy (RT) and to investigate prognostic factors for early-stage cervical cancer patients. We reviewed the medical records of 162 cervical cancer patients treated by RT during 2003 year. RT included 30-45 Gy of external photons to pelvis in 12-25 fractions. Brachytherapy with 192Ir was delivered in 3-5 fractions to a dose of 27-32 Gy. The mean age was 49 years (range 27-71). Majority of patients 130 had Stage Ib. Radical hysterectomy with lymphadenectomy was performed in 122 pts. and simple hysterectomy in 40 pts. The 5-year actuarial overall survival (OS) for all patients was 92.6% and disease-free survival (DFS) was 90.9%.There was statistically significant differences in OS and DFS in pat. with positive vs. negative pelvic lymph nodes; tumor 4 cm vs. tumor < or = 4 cm; positive vs. negative surgical margin/residual tumor (p < 0.05). Late GIT complications were determined in 35.8% and UT in 12.3%. In conclusion, postoperative radiotherapy has achieved high-satisfactory survival with acceptable complications. The survival benefit was less evident among patients with positive lymph nodes, tumor > 4 cm and positive surgical margin/residual tumor.
authors.affiliation: Institut za onkologiju i radiologiju Srbije, Beograd.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Plesinac-Karapandzić
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Borojević
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Milosević
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marković
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nikitović
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Plesinac
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001918:Brachytherapy; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D015996:Survival Rate; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery