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. 1994 Jun;101(6):529-31.
doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1994.tb13156.x.

Pelvic exenteration: a review of the Gateshead experience 1974-1992

G Robertson  1 , A Lopes, G Beynon, J M Monaghan
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Pelvic exenteration: a review of the Gateshead experience 1974-1992

G Robertson et al. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1994 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: To examine morbidity and survival among women treated by pelvic exenteration for gynaecological malignancy.

Design: Retrospective review by analysis of case records.

Setting: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, UK.

Subjects: Eighty-three consecutive patients referred from within the UK from 1974 to 1992 for initial treatment of advanced gynaecological malignancy or management of recurrent disease following unsuccessful initial therapy.

Results: Overall five year actuarial survival was 41%, falling to 36% at 10 years. Serious morbidity was low, and there were only three peri-operative deaths.

Conclusions: For patients with limited options for treatment of advanced primary or recurrent cancer, exenteration offers a reasonable prospect of survival with good quality of life.

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