EFFECT OF RADIOTHERAPY ON TUMOR-BEARING LYMPH NODES IN CARCINOMA OF THE CERVIX UTERI
A study of 60 patients revealed that intensive deep radiotherapy with high doses (5000 to 8000 r) diminished considerably the number of tumor-bearing lymph nodes in carcinoma of the uterine cervix. The incidence of tumorbearing lymph nodes was 33% in nonirradiated patients and in those receiving 2000-r Ra therapy. This is in contrast to an incidence of 20% and 6.6% in those receiving 6000 and 8000 r, respectively, from combined Ra and 250-kv x-ray treatments. Sterilization of the lymph nodes was not total, even with large doses of radiotherapy, necessitating a combination of radiotherapy and lymphadenectomy for the treatment of Stage III carcinoma. The histologic type of the primary tumor appears to play a decisive role in the formation of lymphatic metastases. They are very scarce (1.3%) in basocellular epithelioma, abundant in spinocellular (38.9%), and prevalent in adenocarcinoma (85.7%). It should be possible to establish a histoprognosis of carcinoma of the cervix. (H.H.D.)
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Madrid
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-017793
- OSTI ID:
- 4738779
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (U.S.), Journal Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (U.S.) Vol. Vol: 84; ISSN AJOGA
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Carcinoma of the cervix: a third treatment
Correlation between radiation dose and tumor recurrence and complications in carcinoma of the uterine cervix: Stages I and IIA. [External and intracavitary irradiation]