| Literature DB >> 32175211 |
Zachary Horne1, John A Vargo1, John T Comerci2, Sushil Beriwal1.
Abstract
The majority of uterine cancers present at an early stage because of abnormal post-menopausal bleeding. Locally advanced endometrial carcinoma with extension to the parametria represents a rare subset of patients with treatment options involving neoadjuvant therapy followed by extrafascial hysterectomy or definitive non-operative management. Neoadjuvant therapy enables R0 resection in the majority of patients but with relatively low rates of complete pathologic response. Herein, we detail the case of a patient with bulky FIGO Stage IIIB endometrial carcinoma with pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenopathy who achieved a complete response with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and high-dose-rate brachytherapy prior to extrafascial hysterectomy.Entities:
Keywords: brachytherapy; complete response; endometrial cancer; hdr brachytherapy; neoadjuvant chemoradiation
Year: 2015 PMID: 32175211 PMCID: PMC7053800 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.407
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN: 2168-8184