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PRIMARY ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE CERVIX
Author(s) -
Lewis B. V.,
Diaz P. R. L.,
Stallworthy J. A.,
Ellis F. E.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1970.tb03519.x
Subject(s) - cervix , medicine , adenocarcinoma , stage (stratigraphy) , hysterectomy , survival rate , radiation therapy , 5 year survival rate , gynecology , surgery , cancer , biology , paleontology
Summary A series of 73 cases of adenocarcinoma of the cervix has been analyzed. The five‐year survival rate for all patients seen was 41 per cent. The survival for 28 Stage I and II growths treated by combined radiotherapy and Wertheim's hysterectomy was 64 per cent.