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Complications of combined surgery and radiation therapy for carcinoma of the endometrium
Author(s) -
Remy Jean Claude,
Fruchter Rachel G.,
Boyce John,
Macasaet Milagros,
Choi Kwang,
Rotman Marvin
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(85)90049-9
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , endometrium , carcinoma , hysterectomy , surgery , radiology
Long‐term gastrointestinal (GI) and urinary tract (UT) complications were evaluated in 133 women with carcinoma of the endometrium who were treated by both radiotherapy and hysterectomy. Major complications developed in 8% of patients who received external pelvic radiation but in none with intracavitary radiation. GI complications were more frequent and more severe in patients receiving external pelvic radiation than in those who received only intracavitary radiotherapy, irrespective of the sequence of treatment. UT complications were more frequent with prehysterectomy external radiotherapy (N = 39) than with posthysterectomy external radiotherapy (N = 21).