3.
Treatment details (N=110)
Variables | n | % |
TAH, total abdominal hysterectomy; BSO, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy; RT, radiotherapy; EBRT, external beam RT; BRT, brachytherapy. | ||
Surgery | ||
Surgical technique | ||
TAH+BSO | 82 | 75 |
Simple abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) | 10 | 9 |
Wertheim surgery | 17 | 15 |
Vaginal hysterectomy | 1 | 1 |
Lymphadenectomy | ||
Yes | 85 | 77 |
No | 25 | 23 |
RT | ||
No RT | 35 | 32 |
EBRT | 57 | 52 |
EBRT+BRT | 18 | 16 |
Irradiation equipment | ||
Linear accelerator | 68 | 91 (of irradiated patients) |
Cobalt | 4 | 5 (of irradiated patients) |
Neutron | 2 | 3 (of irradiated patients) |
Betatron | 1 | 1 (of irradiated patients) |
Volumes | ||
Whole pelvic irradiation | 74 | 99 (of irradiated patients) |
Whole pelvic and abdominal irradiation | 1 | 1 (of irradiated patients) |
Delivered dose (Gy) [median (range)] | 48.6 | 40.0–66.6 |
Fraction No. [median (range)] | 25 | 20–40 |
Energy (MV) [median (range)] | 16 | 1–45 |
Chemotherapy | ||
No chemotherapy | 88 | 80 |
Systemic chemotherapy before RT | 5 | 5 |
Adjuvant chemotherapy after RT | 17 | 15 |
Cycle No. [median (range)] | 4 | 2–6 |