Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Radiation Oncology cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: " Preoperative external beam radiotherapy and reduced dose brachytherapy for carcinoma of the cervix: survival and pathological response. | Radiation Oncology BioMed Central Research Open Access Preoperative external beam radiotherapy and reduced dose brachytherapy for carcinoma of the cervix survival and pathological response Alexandre A Jacinto 1 Marcus S Castilho1 Paulo ERS Novaes1 Pablo R Novick2 Gustavo A Viani1 João V Salvajoli1 Robson Ferrigno1 Antonio Cássio A Pellizzon1 Stella SS Lima1 Maria AC Maia1 and Ricardo C Fogaroli1 Address Department of Radiation Oncology Hospital do Cancer A C Camargo São Paulo Brazil and 2Department of Gynecology Oncology Hospital do Cancer A C Camargo São Paulo Brazil Email Alexandre A Jacinto - aajacinto@ Marcus S Castilho - mscastilho@ Paulo ERS Novaes - novaespe@ Pablo R Novick - Gustavo A Viani - gusviani@ João V Salvajoli - jvsalvajoli@ Robson Ferrigno - rferrigno@ Antonio Cássio A Pellizzon - cpellizon@ Stella SS Lima - stella@ Maria AC Maia - contemaia@ Ricardo C Fogaroli - rcfogaroli@ Corresponding author Published 22 February 2007 Received 22 September 2006 Radiation Oncology 2007 2 9 doi 1748-717X-2-9 Accepted 22 February 2007 This article is available from http content 2 1 9 2007 Jacinto et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Purpose To evaluate the pathologic response of cervical carcinoma to external beam radiotherapy EBRT and high dose rate brachytherapy HDRB and outcome. Materials and methods Between 1992 and 2001 67 patients with cervical carcinoma were submitted to preoperative radiotherapy. Sixty-five patients were stage Ilb. Preoperative treatment included 45 Gy EBRT and 12 Gy HDRB. Patients were submitted to surgery after a mean .
