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Surgical aspects of cervical carcinoma
Author(s) -
Disaia Philip J.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19810715)48:1+<548::aid-cncr2820481319>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - medicine , radical hysterectomy , cervix , cervical cancer , malignancy , stage (stratigraphy) , hysterectomy , disease , general surgery , cancer , cervical carcinoma , surgery , radical surgery , surgical procedures , paleontology , biology
The surgical therapy of cancer of the cervix has historically been a mainstay of treatment for this malignancy. This manuscript reviews the historical development of surgical therapy for cervix cancer and discusses the role of this modality in modern medicine. Stage I and Stage IIA disease is adequately treated with a radical hysterectomy. Morbidity and mortality in the last two decades has been reduced to a minimum. The extent of the radical surgical procedure called radical hysterectomy has been tailored to the extent of the disease by the use of modern knowledge of spread patterns.