Open AccessTreatment of Carcinoma in Situ of the Cervix Uteri by Conization: A Five‐year Follow‐up
Author(s) -
Kullander Stig,
Sjöberg NilsOtto
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347109157302
Subject(s) - medicine , cervix , cervical conization , gynecology , obstetrics and gynaecology , uterine cervix , obstetrics , carcinoma in situ , carcinoma , colposcopy , pregnancy , cervical cancer , cancer , cervical intraepithelial neoplasia , biology , genetics
226 patients were subjected to conization (including all cases with positive vaginal cytology and without clinical suspicion of invasion of the uterine cervix) at the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Malmo General Hospital, in 1963 and 1964. The operative technique was standard throughout the series which was followed up for 5 years. Of the patients subjected to conization alone, nearly 95% showed no signs of recurrence at the end of the 5‐year period. Late sequelae were few and mild. Fertility after the operation was high and the course of pregnancies normal. Conization therefore is very valuable not only as a diagnostic method but also as an effective treatment for preinvasive carcinoma of the uterine cervix.