Prognostic factors and treatment outcome for patients with locally recurrent endometrial cancer

• Published in: Cancer Vol. 74; no. 4; pp. 1303 - 1308
• Main Authors: Sears, Judith D., Greven, Kathryn M., Hoen, Helena M., Randall, Marcus E.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 15.08.1994; Wiley-Liss
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma - pathology; Adenocarcinoma - radiotherapy; Adenocarcinoma - surgery; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Carcinoma - pathology; Carcinoma - radiotherapy; Carcinoma - surgery; Cobalt Radioisotopes - adverse effects; Cobalt Radioisotopes - therapeutic use; Endometrial Neoplasms - pathology; Endometrial Neoplasms - surgery; Female; Female genital diseases; Follow-Up Studies; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; Hysterectomy; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - radiotherapy; Neoplasm Staging; Pelvic Neoplasms - pathology; Pelvic Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Prognosis; radiation therapy; Radiotherapy, High-Energy - adverse effects; recurrent endometrial carcinoma; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Salvage Therapy; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; Tumors; uterine neoplasms; vaginal neoplasms; Vaginal Neoplasms - pathology; Vaginal Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Human; Relapse; Carcinoma; Prognosis; Treatment; Surgery; Uterine diseases; Female; Malignant tumor; Endometrium; Female genital diseases

Background. Women who do not receive adjuvant irradiation after hysterectomy for endometrial carcinoma (EC) are at risk for developing a pelvic recurrence. Disease‐ and treatment‐related factors were examined for their impact on disease‐specific survival (DSS) and pelvic control (PC) in patients wit...