Morocco
Research Article
Surgical Resection after Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Cervical Carcinoma
Author(s): Maghous A, Elmarjany M, Marnouche E, Andaloussi K, Bazine A, Lalya I, Zaghba N, Hadadi K, Sifat H, Habib MAB, Kouach J, Moussaoui DR and Mansouri HMaghous A, Elmarjany M, Marnouche E, Andaloussi K, Bazine A, Lalya I, Zaghba N, Hadadi K, Sifat H, Habib MAB, Kouach J, Moussaoui DR and Mansouri H
Background: Completion surgery after chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in management of locally advanced cervical cancers (LACC) still controversial. The aim of this study was to compare disease-free and overall survival rates in patients who had completion surgery and who were therefore treated conservatively by exclusive concomitant chemoradiotherapy (CCRT).
Materials and methods: This is a retrospective study from January 2005 to December 2014 included 130 patients with LACC, managed by standard CCRT followed by brachytherapy at the radiotherapy department of Military Hospital Mohamed V of Rabat in Morocco.
Inclusion criteria were the following: Biopsy-proven carcinoma of the cervix, FIGO stage IB2 to IVA and treatment with CCRT followed by brachytherapy. All patients had good response to standard CCRT, with a clinical decrease in.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2576-3857.1000107
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