We evaluated the efficacy and safety of an endoscope-embedded transvaginal laser hyperthermia system for superficial cervical cancer that remained in the cervix after radiotherapy. We developed an innovative endoscope-embedded hyperthermia system consisting of a diode laser device, a temperature control unit, an endoscope control unit, and a transvaginal probe. Superficial lesions of recurrent or residual cervical cancer on the uterine cervix or vaginal wall after radiotherapy were eligible for this study. A total of four cases of three patients were eligible for this treatment. Case 1: The post-chemoradiotherapy residual tumor of a patient with stage IIB squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix was treated with the device. Two months after the laser hyperthermia treatment, the tumor's disappearance was confirmed. Case 2: A post-hysterectomy persistent tumor on the vaginal stump of a patient with stage IIB adenocarcinoma of the cervix was subjected to the laser hyperthermia treatment. Two months after the treatment, the stump's cytology was false positive. Case 3: As in case 2, this patient's recurrence in the anterior vaginal wall was subjected to laser hyperthermia treatment, but the tumor's growth was not controlled. Case 4: A tumor at the vaginal margin was identified during a salvage hysterectomy in a patient with stage IIB squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix who underwent chemoradiotherapy. After laser hyperthermia treatment, the tumor's disappearance was confirmed. Our new endoscope-embedded laser hyperthermia system can be a candidate for treating residual superficial cervical cancer after radiotherapy by accurately capturing superficial lesions.
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