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Treatment of para-aortic nodes in carcinoma of the cervix

✍ Scribed by Philip Lepanto; Philip Littman; John Mikuta; Lawrence Davis; Joan Celebre

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1975
Tongue: English
Weight: 278 KB
Volume: 35
Category: Article
ISSN: 0008-543X
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197506)35:6<1510::aid-cncr2820350605>3.0.co;2-u

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✦ Synopsis

Thirty-six cases of carcinoma of the cervix with positive pelvic or para-aortic nodesdiagnosed by lymph node scan, lymphangiogram, and/or biopsy have received radiation therapy to the para-aortic nodal area at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Megavoltage radiation delivering a tumor dose of approximately 5000 rads in 5 weekshas been used. Of 26 patients avaiable for foloowup for 2 years, 11 were alive; of 8 followed for 5 years, 4 were alive. The severe complication rate was 19.5%, with a 5.5% mortality. Conclusions an- implications for further therapy are discussed.

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