Gynecology & Obstetrics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0932
ISSN: 2161-0932
Department of Radiotherapy, Oncology Centre in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Marta Biedka works at Department of Radiotherapy, Oncology Centre in Bydgoszcz, Poland. 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