J Gynecol Obst Bio R
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J Gynecol Obst Bio R · Feb 2000
Comparative Study[Cervical adenocarcinomas: diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic aspects in a 49 case-control study].
The aim of this study was to search for potential diagnostic, therapeutic and prognosis differences between a series of 49 adenocarcinomas of the cervix and a matched series of epidermoid carcinomas. ⋯ The incidence of adenocarcinomas is slightly increasing (absolute value in our experience) and the low stages seem to be more frequent in our experience probably by staging inaccuracy. Adenocarcinoma prognosis seems to be worse because of its poor radio-sensitivity. It seems necessary to optimize clinical staging and therapeutic protocols excluding radiotherapeutic approach, including surgical purposes or radio-surgical associations if unfavorable histological features or tumoral enlargement (T> 3 cm) are found.