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Adjuvant small field pelvic radiation for patients with high risk, Stage IB lymph node negative cervix carcinoma after radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection : A pilot study

✍ Scribed by Frédéric J. Kridelka; Derek O. Berg; Menahem Neuman; Lyndal S. Edwards; Greg Robertson; Peter T. Grant; Neville F. Hacker

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Weight
267 KB
Volume
86
Category
Article
ISSN
0008-543X

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✦ Synopsis

After radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection, an identifiable subgroup of patients with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Stage IB lymph node negative cervix carcinoma remains at high risk of pelvic recurrence. This study attempted to determine whether postoperative small field of pelvic radiation can improve the disease free survival (DFS) of this high risk group of patients without producing significant morbidity.

FIGURE 5. Small bowel irradiation: standard field versus small field.

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