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of 1980, 197 patients with Stage IB, invasive, epidermoid carcinoma of the cervix received radical radiation therapy. The treatment consisted of external beam and intracavitary therapy designed to deliver 7000 to 8000 rad to Point A and 5000 to 5500 rad to the pelvic lymph nodes. The 2-, 5-, and 10-year, disease-free survival rates were 87%, 83%, and 81%, respectively. Thirty-six patients developed recurrent and/or metastatic disease. The sites that failed to remain disease-free were: locoregional in five patients (3%), locoregional with distant metastases in 15 patients (8%), and distant metastases only in 14 patients (7%). In addition, there were two patients (1%) who are considered to have died of disease but the site or sites of recurrence could not be determined. Thirty-nine patients developed complictions. The complications were mild and self-limiting-Grade I--in 24 patients (12%) and of moderate severity-Grade 11-in eight patients (4%). Seven patients (4%) developed severe-Grade III-complications. A correlation was found between the dose to Point A, the bladder, and the rectum and the complications. The mean dose to Point A for patients without and with complications were 74

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Author

Gustavo S. Montana; Wesley C. Fowler; Mahesh A. Varia; Leslie A. Walton; Yvonne Mack

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0008-543X)

Published

1987

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)