Outcome after salvage radiotherapy (brachytherapy +/- external) in patients with a vaginal recurrence from endometrial carcinomas.

Background And Purpose: The vagina is the site most commonly affected by loco-regional failure in endometrial carcinoma (EC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of vaginal brachytherapy (BT) combined or not with whole pelvic external radiotherapy (RT) for the treatment of patients with vaginal recurrences from endometrial cancer.

Patients And Methods: Between 1986 and 1999 25 women were treated at the Institut Gustave Roussy (IGR) for a vaginal relapse (VR) from EC.