Is a Vaginectomy Enough or is a Pelvic Exenteration Always Required for Surgical Treatment of Recurrent Cervical Cancer? A Propensity-Matched Study.

Giuseppe VizzielliLucia TortorellaCarmine ConteVito ChianteraValerio GallottaNazario FoschiMartina ArcieriGabriella FerrandinaAnna FagottiFiliberto ZattoniGiovanni ScambiaAlfredo Ercoli

Published in: Annals of surgical oncology (2020)

The vaginectomy seems to allow for salvage treatment, such as radiotherapy and/or PE, but with a minimal impact on the quality of life in appropriately selected women with local recurrent cervical cancer.

Keyphrases

early stage
radiation therapy
locally advanced