Gynecology & Obstetrics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0932
ISSN: 2161-0932
The Chair and Clinic of Oncology and Brachytherapy, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Janusz Winiecki works at The Outcomes of Extended Field Radiotherapy in Patients with Para-aortic Lymph Node Metastases of Cervical Cancer. The author has recently published a manuscript entitled 'The Outcomes of Extended Field Radiotherapy in Patients with Para-aortic Lymph Node Metastases of Cervical Cancer' with us.
Research
The Outcomes of Extended Field Radiotherapy in Patients with Para-aortic
Lymph Node Metastases of Cervical Cancer
Author(s): Marta Biedka*, Janusz Winiecki, Tomasz Nowikiewicz and Adrianna Makarewicz
Purpose: Patients with advanced cervical cancer require interdisciplinary therapeutic treatment, after detailed diagnostics (CT, MR and also PET/CT), due to the high risk of metastases to the pelvic lymph nodes and/or paraaortic lymph nodes as well as supraclavicular region.
Aim: The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the response to treatment in women with cervical cancer with metastases to the para-aortic lymph nodes given radiotherapy or radiochemotherapy
Material and Methods: The study was conducted in 40 cervical cancer patients with para-aortic lymph node metastases undergoing radiation therapy with/without c concomitantly a cisplatin-based chemotherapy. Subsequently, total doses were set for pelvic lymph nodes and para-aortic lymph nodes, and were between 45 and 50.4Gy with dose increase to the tu.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2161-10932.20.10.521