The Role of Pelvic Exenteration in Cervical Cancer: A Review of the Literature

• Published in: Cancers Vol. 16; no. 4; p. 817
• Main Authors: Ubinha, Ana Carla Franco, Pedrão, Priscila Grecca, Tadini, Aline Cássia, Schmidt, Ronaldo Luis, Santos, Marcelo Henrique Dos, Andrade, Carlos Eduardo Mattos da Cunha, Longatto Filho, Adhemar, Reis, Ricardo Dos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.02.2024
• Subjects: Age; Bladder; Body mass index; Cancer therapies; Care and treatment; Cervical cancer; Chemoradiotherapy; Development and progression; Diseases; Literature reviews; Medical prognosis; Mortality; Obesity; Patients; Pelvis; Relapse; Survival; Toxicity; Tumors; Vagina; Canada; extended pelvic resection; recurrent cervical cancer; pelvic exenteration; cervical cancer

Pelvic exenteration represents a radical procedure aimed at achieving complete tumor resection with negative margins. Although it is the only therapeutic option for some cases of advanced tumors, it is associated with several perioperative complications. We believe that careful patient selection is...