scholarly journals Treatment of cervical cancer in the Republic of Srpska

2011 ◽  
Vol 64 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 588-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nenad Lucic ◽  
Zora Antonic ◽  
Vesna Ecim ◽  
Dragica Draganovic ◽  
Ljiljana Latinovic

Introduction. Since 1897, when the first radical hysterectomy with lymphadenectomy was done by Wertheim in Vienna, this operation has had the central role in the surgical treatment of invasive cervical tumors. Material and methods. In the period from 1997 to 2010, 177 patients diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer according to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IB1 - II were operated at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Banja Luka. All patients underwent radical hysterectomy by Wertheim - Meigs. The aim of this study is to present the technique of this operation, as well as its effectiveness in the treatment of cervical cancer. Results. The distribution of the patients having invasive cervical cancer according to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics classification was as follows: I B1 - 35.67%, I B2 - 23.17%, II A - 15.48%, II B - 25.68% on average is 21.3 removed lymph glands. The rate of intraoperative and postoperative complications was 8 (4.51%) and 17 (9.60%), respectively. Of the 26 patients who were operated in the period from 2005 - 2010, 13 had stage II B according to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; there were 6 lethal outcomes (23.08) and the five-year survival rate was 76.92%. Discussion and conclusion. By applying the proper surgical technique and early prevention of immediate complications, we achieved satisfactory results in operative morbity and mortality, intraoperative and postoperative complications of the lesion for radical surgery by the Wertheim- Meigs-in the treatment of cancer of the uterus in the I B - II B stage according to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics classification.

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 1466-1473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tae-Hyun Kim ◽  
Chel Hun Choi ◽  
June-Kuk Choi ◽  
Aera Yoon ◽  
Yoo-Young Lee ◽  
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ObjectiveThis study aimed to compare initial surgical outcomes and complication rates of patients with early-stage cervical cancer who underwent robotic radical hysterectomy (RRH) and conventional laparoscopic radical hysterectomy (LRH).MethodsPatients diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage I-IIA) who underwent RRH (n = 23) at Samsung Medical Center from January 2008 to May 2013 were compared with matched patients who underwent LRH (n = 69) during the same period. The 2 surgical groups were matched 3:1 for variables of age, body mass index, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage, histological subtype, tumor size, and node positivity. All patient information and surgical and postoperative follow-up data were retrospectively collected.ResultsOperating time was significantly longer (317 vs 236 minutes; P < 0.001) in the RRH group compared with the LRH group but mean estimated blood loss was significantly reduced in the RRH group (200 vs 350 mL; P = 0.036). Intraoperative and postoperative complications were not significantly different between the 2 groups (4.3% for RRH vs 1.45% for LRH; P = 0.439). Recurrences were 2 (8.7%) in the RRH and 7 (10.1%) in the LRH group. The overall 3-year recurrence-free survival was 91.3% in RRH group and 89.9% in the LRH group (P = 0.778).ConclusionsAlthough operating time was longer in the RRH cases because of lesser experience on robotic platform, we showed that surgical outcomes and complication rate of RRH were comparable to those of LRH. In addition, surgical skills for LRH easily and safely translated to RRH in case of experienced laparoscopic surgeon.


2015 ◽  
Vol 68 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 227-233
Author(s):  
Srdjan Djurdjevic ◽  
Sanja Stojanovic ◽  
Milos Pantelic ◽  
Dragan Nikolic ◽  
Marijana Basta-Nikolic ◽  
...  

Introduction. During the period from 1993 - 2013, 175 women with invasive cervical cancer underwent radical hysterectomy sec. Wertheim-Meigs at the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Vojvodina in Novi Sad. Indications for radical hysterectomy comprise histopathologically confirmed invasive cervical cancer in stages I B 1 - II B according to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Material and Methods. Stage of the disease or extent of the disease spread to the adjacent structures was assessed in accordance with the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics staging system from 2009. Exclusion criteria were all other stages of this disease: I A and stages higher than II B, as well as the absence of definite histological confirmation of the cervical cancer (primary endometrial or vaginal cancer which infiltrates the uterine cervix). Prior the operation, the following had to be done: the imaging of pelvis and abdomen, chest X-ray in two directions, electrocardiography, internist and anesthesiological examination. Results. The patients? age ranged from 24-79 years (x : 46 years), and the operation duration was 120-300 minutes (x : 210 min.). Stage I B 1 was found in 64.6% of operated patients, 14.8% of the patients were in stage I B 2, 9.1% were in stage II A and 11.4 % were in stage II B. Blood loss during the operation ranged from 50-800 ml (on average 300 ml), and the number of removed lymph nodes per operation was 14-75 (x : 32). Intraoperative and postoperative complications developed in 6.8% of and 17.7% of patients, respectively. Recurrence was reported in 22 (12.5%) patients, most often in paraaortic lymph nodes (3.4%) and parametria (2.8%), while the overall 5-year survival rate was 87% until 2008. Concluision. Wertheim-Meigs radical hysterectomy is a basic surgical technique for the treatment of initial stages of invasive cervical cancer.


2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Freweini Martha Tesfai ◽  
Judith R Kroep ◽  
Katja Gaarenstroom ◽  
Cor De Kroon ◽  
Rhiannon Van Loenhout ◽  
...  

ObjectiveTo assess the feasibility, safety, oncological, and obstetric outcomes in patients with cervical tumors >2 cm treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in preparation for abdominal radical trachelectomy.MethodsA retrospective analysis of patients with cervical cancer >2 cm (up to 6 cm) was conducted in patients who were selected to receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy before abdominal radical trachelectomy. Surgical and clinical outcomes were examined in relation to radiological and pathological results. In addition, obstetric outcomes were described. The Mann–Whitney U test and Fisher’s exact test were performed to compare radiological findings between successful and unsuccessful abdominal radical trachelectomy procedures. International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2009 staging classification was used for this study.ResultsA total of 19 women were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy for cervical tumors >2 cm at our institution between May 2006 and July 2018. The median age was 28 years (range 19–36). The distribution of FIGO stages was seven patients stage IB1 (37%), 10 patients stage IB2 (53%), and two patients (10%) stage IIA. Mean clinical tumor size was 4.4 cm (range 3.5–6.0). Histology revealed 74% cases of squamous cell carcinoma. The remaining patients had adenocarcinoma (21%) and only one patient had clear cell adenocarcinoma (5%). Chemotherapy consisted of six weekly cycles of cisplatin (70 mg/m2) and paclitaxel (70 mg/m2). In 15 of the 19 patients (74%) fertility was successfully preserved. In the four patients in whom fertility preservation failed, one patient had stable disease after three cycles and did not meet the criteria for fertility-sparing surgery and three patients had intra- or post-operative indications for adjuvant therapy. Three of the 19 patients (15.7%) had a relapse, two of whom died. One case was in the group of successful abdominal radical trachelectomy.ConclusionNeoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by fertility-sparing surgery may be a feasible and safe option in select patients with cervical tumors >2 cm. Unfavorable prognostic factors are defined as non-responsiveness and non-squamous pathology, which can help in patient selection for fertility-sparing surgery.


2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1690-1696 ◽  
Author(s):  
An Segaert ◽  
Koen Traen ◽  
Philippe Van Trappen ◽  
Frederik Peeters ◽  
Karin Leunen ◽  
...  

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to report the experience and oncological outcome of robot-assisted radical hysterectomies (RRHs) for cervical cancer performed in Belgium.MethodsPatients undergoing RRH for cervical cancer (n = 109) were prospectively collected between July 2007 and April 2014 in the 5 Belgian centers performing RRH for cervical cancer.ResultsThe median age of the patients was 46 years (range, 31–80 years). Histological types included squamous cell carcinoma in 61 patients, adenocarcinoma in 22 patients, adenosquamous in 8 patients, endometrioid carcinoma in 2 patients, and other types (n = 16). The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage distribution was IA (n = 9), stage IB1 (n = 71), stage IB2 (n = 4), stage II (n = 24), and unknown (n = 1). Twenty-four patients received adjuvant therapy, 17 patients underwent radiochemotherapy, and 7 underwent adjuvant radiation. Eighteen patients relapsed, and 5 died of disease. The median follow-up was 27.5 months (range, 3–82 months). The 2- and 5-year overall survivals were 96% and 89%, respectively. The 2- and 5-year disease-free survivals (DFSs) were 88% and 72%, respectively. The 2-year DFS per stage was 100% for IA, 88% for IB1, 100% for IB2, and 83% for II. The 5-year DFS per stage was 100% for stage IA and 75% for IB1. The complications were as expected for radical hysterectomy.ConclusionsThis series confirms the feasibility and safety of RRH not only in cervical cancer stage IA to IB1, but also after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in stage IB2 to IIB.


2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 711-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunjal Garg ◽  
Jay P. Shah ◽  
Eugene P. Toy ◽  
Carl Christensen ◽  
Gunter Deppe ◽  
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Objective:(1) To determine the correlation of 2008 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics staging system with survival in patients with stage IIA cervical cancer, (2) to elucidate the treatment patterns in stage IIA1 and stage IIA2 cervical cancer, and (3) to investigate whether radical hysterectomy or radiation influenced overall survival.Methods:Data were extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results database between 1988 and 2005. Statistical analysis usedχ2test, Kaplan-Meier method, Cox regression, and logistic regression.Results:Of the 560 women, 271 (48.4%) had stage IIA1, and 289 (51.6%) had stage IIA2 cervical cancer. Stage IIA2 patients were younger than stage IIA1 patients (mean age, 49 years vs 54 years;P= 0.01). Stage IIA1, compared with stage IIA2, differed significantly regarding the administration of primary radiation (47.2% vs 64.7%,P< 0.001) and adjuvant radiation (60.5% vs 77.5%,P= 0.006). The following variables were significantly associated with the performance of radical hysterectomy: patient age, 65 years or younger, tumor size, ≤2 cm or lesser, high tumor grade, and nonsquamous tumor histology. The incidence of adjuvant radiation after radical hysterectomy was high (48% [tumor size, ≤2 cm] to 86% [tumor size, >6 cm]). The 5-year overall survival was not significantly different between stages IIA1 and IIA2 (65.8% vs 59.5%,P= 0.2). Only patient age (P= 0.01), tumor size (P= 0.02), and lymph node status (P= 0.002) were independent predictors of survival. When controlled for other contributing factors, there was no significant difference in survival between patients treated by radical hysterectomy and primary radiation.Conclusions:The 2008 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics staging criteria is not an independent predictor of survival in stage IIA cervical cancer. Given the equivalent efficacy of radical hysterectomy and radiation, attention should be paid to the high risk of adjuvant radiation in these patients.


2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 890-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Tummers ◽  
Kees Gerestein ◽  
Jan Willem Mens ◽  
Hans Verstraelen ◽  
Helena van Doorn

ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to assess the interobserver variability of pelvic examination under anesthesia (EUA) in cervical cancer.MethodsSubsequent patients undergoing a staging procedure under anesthesia for primary cervical cancer were enrolled in the study. All clinicians assessed “blinded” tumor size, and the involvement of vagina, parametria, sacrouterine ligaments, pelvic sidewalls, bladder, and/or rectum. Items were scored varying from 1 (“certainly no involvement”), 2 (“not sure about involvement”), to 3 (”involvement”). Each individual decided on the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage; also, the urge for imaging and treatment proposal were accounted for. Final FIGO staging was obtained by consensus of the team. Investigators were classified as experienced after more than 50 EUAs. All others were classified less experienced. The free-marginal κ values between experienced and less experienced investigators were calculated for all previously mentioned items.ResultsBetween February 2009 and December 2010, a total of 86 patients were enrolled. Among experienced investigators, a moderate interobserver agreement was found with regard to FIGO stage (free-marginal κ value of 0.49) and an excellent interobserver agreement on their proposed therapy (free-marginal κ value of 0.84). A lower level of agreement was found when comparing experienced with less experienced investigators: only a slight level of agreement on FIGO stage and a substantial agreement on their therapy proposal (free-marginal κ values of 0.03 and 0.66).ConclusionsWe describe only a moderate interobserver agreement on clinical staging of patients with cervical cancer. The interobserver agreement increases in the group of experienced doctors, indicating that EUA can be learned.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-204
Author(s):  
Parvin Mostafa Gharabaghi ◽  
Masumeh Bakhshandeh Saraskanrood ◽  
Manizheh Sayyahmelli ◽  
Mehri Jafari ◽  
Elahe Saheb Olad Madarek ◽  
...  

Objectives: In this study, radical hysterectomy, followed by neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) was compared with radical hysterectomy in patients with early-stage cervical cancer. Material and Methods: This retrospective comparative observational study was performed on 13 patients with LACC International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IB2-IIB who underwent a radical hysterectomy after NACT between March 2014 and November 2018. This group was compared with 18 patients undergoing radical hysterectomy with cervical cancer FIGO stage IIA-IB1 in the same period of time. Results: In the NACT group, 8 (61.5%) and 5 (38.4%) patients were in stages IIB and IB2, respectively, and 13 (72.2%) cases were in the IB1 stage in the non-NACT group. Post-operative blood transfusion in the NACT group was significantly higher compared to the non-NACT group [5 (38.4%) patients versus 0, P = 0.008]. The estimated blood loss (EBL) and operative time were similar between the groups. Finally, there were no significant differences in terms of intra-operative and other post-operative complications. Conclusions: Radical hysterectomy after NACT in women with LACC seems to be safe and reduces the need for radiation in patients with NACT who are at stage IIB. These results need to be confirmed in studies with a larger patient sample.


Author(s):  
Alexandre Silva e Silva ◽  
Rodrigo Fernandes ◽  
Marcia Araujo ◽  
João Carvalho ◽  
Filomena Carvalho ◽  
...  

AbstractRobotic surgeries for cervical cancer have several advantages compared with laparotomic or laparoscopic surgeries. Robotic single-site surgery has many advantages compared with the multiport approach, but its safety and feasibility are not established in radical oncologic surgeries. We report a case of a Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IB1 cervical carcinoma whose radical hysterectomy, sentinel lymph node mapping, and lymph node dissection were entirely performed by robotic single-site approach. The patient recovered very well, and was discharged from the hospital within 24 hours.


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