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INDIAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages 78-85Publisher
SPRINGER INDIA
DOI: 10.1007/s13193-020-01228-x
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Carcinoma cervix; Radical hysterectomy; Specialization
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This study compared treatment outcomes in cervical cancer patients before and after the establishment of gynecologic oncology sub-specialization at a tertiary care hospital in India. The results showed that sub-specialization led to decreased rates of intraoperative and postoperative complications, improved pathological reporting, and better tailoring of adjuvant therapy.
This study aimed to compare the treatment outcomes in carcinoma cervix before and after gynecologic oncology sub-specialization at a tertiary care hospital, in India. This was a retrospective cohort study comparing women with operable cervical cancer who underwent radical hysterectomy before and after gynecologic oncology sub-specialization. Electronic medical records of women operated for early carcinoma cervix between 2001 and 2010 and 2011-2015 were reviewed and compared for treatment and oncological outcomes. Seventy-four patients were operated over 5 years after sub-specialization as against 59 over 10 years before sub-specialization, with similar clinical characteristics. After surgical-pathological examination, both cohorts were comparable with regard to mean tumor size, lymph nodes retrieved, deep stromal invasion, and involvement of lymph nodes, parametrium, and vaginal margins. After sub-specialization, the rate of intraoperative (3% versus 14%,p = 0.018) and postoperative complications (15% versus 46%,p < 0.001) was lower. Adjuvant radiation was used more after sub-specialization (50% versus 24%,p < 0.001). The follow-up rates were similar in both groups with comparable 5-year recurrence-free survival and overall survival rates. The hazard ratio for death after sub-specialization was 0.39 (95% CI 0.12 to 1.22) after adjusting for histology, stage, grade, and presence of intermediate or high risk factors. Gynecological oncologic sub-specialization decreased intraoperative and postoperative complications, improved pathological reporting, and enabled appropriate tailoring of adjuvant therapy.
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