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Cervical carcinoma and pregnancy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12731737     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Abortion and conization of the cervix is the treatment of choice for patients with preinvasive cervical carcinoma combined with first-term pregnancy. With the second and third term, the pregnancy is led to delivery and a secondary examination is carried out. In case of preienvasive carcinoma only conization of the cervix is performed. In late-term pregnancy the surgical operation starts with a cesarean section. A combination of cervical carcinoma and pregnancy was observed in 31 (44%) of 6,890 patients admitted to the Gynecological Clinic of the National Cancer Center from 1964-2001. Of 1,911 patients with radical hysterectomy (Stage I--58.4%, Stage II--21.8%, Stage III--20%) a combination of cervical carcinoma and pregnancy was diagnosed in 31 women [Stage I--23 (74.2%), Stage II--4 (12.9%), Stage III--4 (12.9%)]; 93.5% of the patients had a first or second term pregnancy. Five-year survival of the patients with surgery only was 83.3%, while with combined therapy--60%. Twenty-nine percent of the patients were 30 and younger. Pregnancy contributed to early manifestation of cervical cancer and did not favor the aggression of malignant tumor growth. The five-year survival rate of patients without staging and those combined with pregnancy was 72.7%; five-year survival rate of patients with early pregnancy was worse compared to those with second or third term pregnancies. Pregnancy is not a contraindication for performance of radical hysterectomy.
Authors:
L Charkviani; T Charkviani; N Natenadze; Z Tsitsishvili
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Editorial    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical and experimental obstetrics & gynecology     Volume:  30     ISSN:  0390-6663     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol     Publication Date:  2003  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-05-06     Completed Date:  2003-08-12     Revised Date:  2005-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7802110     Medline TA:  Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol     Country:  Italy    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  19-22     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Carcinoma / epidemiology*,  pathology,  therapy*
Female
Georgia (Republic)
Humans
Hysterectomy
Lymphatic Metastasis
Neoplasm Staging
Postoperative Complications
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / epidemiology*,  pathology,  therapy*
Pregnancy Outcome
Survival Analysis
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / epidemiology*,  pathology,  therapy*

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