Lymphadenectomy during radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer (stage IB 1-2, HA): state of the art.

Pelvic lymphadenectomy during radical hysterectomy in surgical candidates with cervical cancer (stage IBI-1, IIA) has become a standard method of therapy starting from mid 20th century. More knowledge about the natural history, predictive and prognostic factors of disease and effectiveness of surgical and adjuvant treatments of early stage cervical carcinoma has been accumulated over the past 5 decades. During the latter part of the 20th century the accumulating information base led to more conservative approaches for cancer resection in an effort to decrease the morbidity of radical surgery and to preserve the fertility if possible.

[Carcinoma of the anal canal--results of radical radiotherapy].

From February 1995 to August 2001, 34 pts with squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal (stage T2-35.3%, stage T3-44.1%, stage T4-20.

[Radiotherapy of local recurrence of rectal carcinoma].

In retrospective, non-randomized study were analyzed 45 patients with local recurrences of rectal carcinoma treated by combined external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and "High dose rate (HDR) remote afterloading" brachytherapy in the period from January 1st, 1988 to May 1st, 1988. Depending on the localization of the local recurrent disease, 20 patients were with vaginal relapse, 13 with vaginal and presacral, 9 with perineal and 3 with presacral and rectal. Combined radiotherapy was applied as follows: 33 patients (73.

[Thyroid carcinoma in childhood].

A retrospective analysis of the thyroid gland carcinoma in children, cured at the Institute of Oncology, was more frequent in girls (76%) than in boys. The changes were analysed according to TNM classification using the protocol for diagnostic and treatment procedures. The approach of the protocol was the same for children and adult population.

[Treatment of locally advanced esophageal cancer by combined intralumenal brachytherapy and external beam radiotherapy].

The prognosis of patients with esophageal cancer is poor, due to frequent local recurrence and distant metastasis. The last decade has also seen that brachytherapy as a treatment with real potential to improve the therapeutic ratio of external irradiation. From March 1993 to October 1994 at the Institute of oncology and radiology in Belgrade, 18 patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer were treated by combined intralumenal brachytherapywith external beam irradiation.