Yonsei Med J.  2002 Dec;43(6):754-762. 10.3349/ymj.2002.43.6.754.

Surgical Management of Recurrent Cervical Cancer

• Selman AE
• Copeland L

• KMID: 1093951
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2002.43.6.754

Abstract

The majority of patients with recurrent cervical cancer are incurable and treatment is based on the type of primary therapy delivered. Only a very small percentage of the patients with recurrent cervical cancer following primary radiotherapy will have central pelvic recurrences that are amenable to surgical resection and curable by pelvic exenteration. These procedures should be undertaken only after the completion of exhaustive attempts to exclude extrapelvic disease.

Keyword

Cervix neoplasms; pelvic exenteration; recurrent cervical cancer; treatment outcome; quality of life; prognosis; survival rate; urinary diversion; colonic diversion; vaginal reconstruction; preoperative care; postoperative complications

MeSH Terms

Cervix Neoplasms/drug therapy/mortality/*surgery
Female
Human
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/drug therapy/mortality/*surgery
Pelvic Exenteration/adverse effects/methods