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Is There a Role for Adjuvant Hysterectomy After Suboptimal Concurrent Chemoradiation in Cervical Carcinoma?
Hysterectomy After Suboptimal Chemoradiation in Cervical Cancer
N Walji, AL Chue, C Yap, LJ Rogers, A El-Modir, KK Chan, K Singh, IN Fernando
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2010 Mar 1
Clin Oncol
Is There a Role for Adjuvant Hysterectomy After Suboptimal Concurrent Chemoradiation in Cervical Carcinoma?
Clin Oncol. 2010 Mar 1;22(2):140-146, N Walji, AL Chue, C Yap, LJ Rogers, A El-Modir, KK Chan, K Singh, IN Fernando
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Aims: Failure to carry out intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT) in cervical carcinoma results in suboptimal chemoradiation and increases the risk of recurrence. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of adjuvant hysterectomy after unsuccessful ICBT. Materials and methods: A retrospective analysis was carried out of all women referred with cervical carcinoma between January 1999 and July 2007 where ICBT insertion was unsuccessful after the initial chemoradiation. The data collected and analysed...
