title: [Recurrent cervical cancer--therapeutic options].
abstract: Cervical cancer is a malignancy associated with high morbidity and mortality in Poland. In a high number of cases the disease is diagnosed at an advanced stage, namely FIGO IB2-IVA. The standard method for radical treatment in these patients is external beam irradiation, together with concurrent chemotherapy based on cisplatin in the first stage, and brachytherapy in the next step. Despite such radical treatment, nearly half of women have relapses within the genital tract and regional lymph nodes. The procedure in these patients is a difficult therapeutic problem in gynecologic oncology There is a small percentage of relapses, which are located exclusively in the genital tract. In these cases appropriate treatment offers a chance for permanent cure, but also a high risk of lower quality of life, which is the consequence of surgery or radiotherapy Therapeutic options available in this strictly selected group of patients are the subject of the present analysis.
authors.affiliation: Centrum Onkologii-Instytut im. Marii Skłodowslej-Curie w Warszawie, Zaklad Brachyterapii, Polska. agnieszka.zolciak@wp.pl
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zółciak-Siwińska
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jońska-Gmyrek
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Socha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001918:Brachytherapy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000628:therapy*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016387:Women's Health
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents