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Title: Adjuvant postoperative pelvic radiation for carcinoma of the uterine cervix: pattern of cancer recurrence in patients undergoing elective radiation following radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy

Journal Article · · Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States)

Thirty-seven patients with invasive cervical cancer have been referred to the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Washington following radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy. Patients at high-risk for tumor recurrence were selected for adjuvant pelvic irradiation because of adverse risk factors identified on pathological study of the hysterectomy specimen. All patients were treated because of possible residual, microscopic carcinoma. Fourteen patients (38%) developed recurrent cancer, of whom 10 (27%) manifested initial failure within the irradiated volume. Possible explanations for this observation are discussed.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
OSTI ID:
7133456
Journal Information:
Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States), Vol. 10:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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