Para-aortic lymph node radiation in advanced cervical cancer
Thirty-six patients with advanced carcinoma of the uterine cervix and with iliac or para-aortic nodes interpreted as un-equivocally positive on lymphangiography have received radiation therapy to the para-aortic area at the Department of Therapeutic Radiology at Tufts-New England Medical Center Hospital. Of 29 patients who received para-aortic area irradiation as part of their initial treatment, local control was achieved in 18 patients (62%). Overall, four patients developed major complications requiring surgical intervention. Detailed results and our current pre-treatment evaluation policy including lymphangiography, percutaneous needle biopsy and selective extra-peritoneal lymph node biopsy will be discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Tufts Univ. School of Medicine, Boston, MA
- OSTI ID:
- 6817392
- Journal Information:
- Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States), Vol. 6:9; Conference: 21. annual meeting of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiologists, New Orleans, LA, USA, 23 Oct 1979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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