• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.191-198
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• 1995

목적: 자궁경부암의 치료에 있어 방사선 단독치료와 비교하여 방사선 및 화학요법 병행치료가 치료에 대한 반응, 생존율, 재발양상, 원격전이 및 부작용의 빈도 등에 영향를 주는가를 보고자 하였다. 방법: 경북대학교병원 치료방사선과에서 1985년 11월부터 1991년 12월까지 자궁경부암으로 근치적 방사선치료를 받은 135명의 환자를 대상으로 치료에 대한 반응, 생존율, 재발양상, 원격전이 및 부작용의 빈도에 대하여 후향적 분석을 하였다. 방사선 단독으로 치료한 환자는 56명이었고, cisplatin을 포함한 화학요법을 병행한 환자는 79명이었다. 대상 환자들의 추적조사기간은 5개월에서 105개월이었다(중간값: 47개월). FIGO 병기별 분류에 의하면, IB가 18명$(13.3\%),$ IIA가 7명 $(5.2\%),$ IIB가 97명 $(71.9\%),$ IIIB가 9명 $(6.7\%)E이었다. 결과: 방사선 단독치료군 중 51예 $(91.1\%),$ 병행치료군 중 68예 $(86.1\%)$에서 완전관해가 관찰되었다. 전체 환자의 5년생존율은 $73.3\%$였고, 병기별 5년생존율은 IB가 $88.9\%,$ IIA가 $85.7\%,$ IIB가 $73.8\%,$ IIIB가 $37.5\%$였다. 치료방법에 따른 5년생존율은 방사선 단독치료군에서 $81.9\%$였고, 병행치료군에서 $67.0\%$였다(p=0.22). 5년무병생존율은 방사선 단독치료군에서 $70.4\%$였고, 병행치료군에서 $68.5\%$였다 (p=0.85). 5년국소제어율은 방사선 단독치료군에서 $76.1\%$였고, 병행치료군에서 $73.8\%$였다(p=0.70). 5년원격제어율은 방사선 단독치료군에서 $83.9\%$였고, 병행치료군에서 $90.3\%$였다(p=0.59). 치료에 따른 골수억제는 방사선 단독치료군에서 3예 $(5.4\%),$ 병행치료관에서 14예 $(17.7\%)$가 관찰되었다(p<0.05). 내과적 치료로 호전되었던 방광염이 방사선 단독치료군에서 14예, 병행치료군에서 10예 관찰되었다. 내과적 치료로 호전되었던 직장염이 방사선 단독치료군에서 2예, 병행치료군에서 4예 관찰되었고, 외과적 치료를 요했던 직장천공이 병행치료군에서 1예 관찰되었다. 보존적 치료로 해결되었던 장폐쇄의 부작용은 방사선 단독치료군에서만 2예 관찰되었다. 양 군간의 방광염, 직장염, 소장폐쇄의 빈도에는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결론: 방사선 단독치료군과 비교할 때 cisplatin을 포함한 화학요법의 병행은 치료에 대한 반응, 생존율, 재발양상, 원격전이에 영향을 미치지 않았고, 병행치료군에서 골수억제의 빈도가 더 높게 나타났다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze clinical outcomes from cervical cancer and stratify patients into risk groups for prognostic factors for early-stage disease. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients with stage IB or IIA cervical cancer treated with adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) or concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) following primary surgery at Samsung Medical Center from 2001 to 2011. Adjuvant RT was added for patients with intermediate-risk factors, and adjuvant CCRT was performed on high-risk patients after surgery. Results: We reviewed 247 patients-149 in the high-risk group and 98 in intermediate-risk group. The median follow-up was 62 months. Loco-regional failure (LRF) alone occurred in 7 patients (2.8%), distant metastasis alone in 37 patients (15.0%) and LRF with DM in 4 patients (1.6%). The 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) rates for both groups were 79.7% and 87.6%, respectively. In the high-risk group, the 5-year DFS and OS probabilities were 72.5% and 81.9%, respectively. Histologic type, pathologic tumor size, and the number of pelvic lymph node (PLN) metastasis were significant prognostic factors for DFS and OS. We suggest a scoring system (0-3) using these prognostic factors to predict poor prognosis in high-risk patients. Using this system, patients with higher scores have higher recurrence and lower survival rates. Conclusion: In the high-risk cervical-cancer group who received primary surgery and adjuvant CCRT, non-squamous type, large tumor size and the number of PLN metastasis were significant prognostic factors, and the number of these factors was associated with survival rates.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.265-270
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• 2004

목적: 자궁경부암 환자에서 수술 후 방사선치료의 효과를 평가하고 생존율에 영향을 미치는 예후인자를 알아보고자 함이 본 연구의 목적이다. 대상 및 방법: 1992년 5월부터 2000년 4월까지 본원에서 수술 후 방사선치료를 받은 81명의 자궁경부암 환자를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 42명은 IB 병기였고 IIA 병기는 17명, IIB 병기는 22명이었다. 조직학적 분류는 상피세포암이 76명, 선암이 5명이었다. 자궁기질내 침범은 7 mm 이하가 20명 8 mm 이상이 61명이었고, 자궁주위조직의 침범은 16명에서 발견되었다. 8명은 수술 절제연에 양성이었고 12명에서는 림프혈관강이 침범되었다. 모든 환자에서 외부 방사선만으로 치료하였으며 대부분의 환자에서 총 5,500 cGy를 원발부위에 조사하였다. 최소 추적기간은 4년이었다. 결과: 모든 대상 환자의 2년 및 5년 생존율은 95% 및 ,89%였으며, IB 병기, IIA 병기 및 IIB 병기의 5년 무병생존율은 각각 97%, 87% 및 70%였다. 5명에서 국소재발을 보였으며 국소재발률은 3년에 6%였다. 자궁기질내 침범에 따른 생존율은 의미있는 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 자궁주위 조직을 침범한 환자(72% vs 92%)와 수술 절제연에서 양성인 환자(64% vs 94%)에서는 5년 무병생존율이 감소하는 양상을 보였다. 그러나 림프혈관강의 침범은 생존율에서 의미있는 차이를 관찰할 수 없었다. 결론: 고위험인자를 가진 자궁경부암 환자에서 수술 후 방사선치료가 효과적인 것으로 생각되며 자궁주위조직의 침범 및 수술절제연의 침범이 의미있는 예후인자임을 알 수 있었다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.70-77
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• 2012

Purpose: To evaluate the patterns of tumor shape and to compare tumor volume derived from simple diameter-based ellipsoid measurement with that derived from tracing the entire tumor contour using region of interest (ROI)-based 3D volumetry with respect to the prediction outcome in cervical cancer patients treated with concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Materials and Methods: Magnetic resonance imaging was performed in 98 patients with cervical cancer (stage IB-IIIB). The tumor shape was classified into two categories: ellipsoid and non-ellipsoid shape. ROI-based volumetry was derived from each magnetic resonance slice on the work station. For the diameter-based surrogate "ellipsoid volume," the three orthogonal diameters were measured to calculate volume as an ellipsoid. Results: The more than half of tumor (55.1%) had a non-ellipsoid configuration. The predictions for outcome were consistent between two volume groups, with overall survival of 93.6% and 87.7% for small tumor (<20 mL), 62.9% and 69.1% for intermediate-size tumor (20-39 mL), and 14.5% and 16.7% for large tumors (${\geq}$40 mL) using ROI and diameter based measurement, respectively. Disease-free survival was 93.8% and 90.6% for small tumor, 54.3% and 62.7% for intermediate-size tumor, and 13.7% and 10.3% for large tumor using ROI and diameter based method, respectively. Differences in outcome between size groups were statistically significant, and the differences in outcome predicted by the tumor volume by two different methods. Conclusion: Our data suggested that large numbers of cervical cancers are not ellipsoid. However, simple diameter-based tumor volume measurement appears to be useful in comparison with ROI-based volumetry for predicting outcome in cervical cancer patients.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.369-376
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• 1994

This is a retrospective analysis of 64 patients who was treated with postoperative radiation therapy after radical hysterectomy and bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy (53 patients) or total abdominal hysterectomy(11 patients) for uterine cervix cancer between May 1980 and September 1991 at the Department of Radiation Oncology, Kyung Hee University Hospital. Most patients were FIGO IB (31 Patients) and IIA (25 patients), and median period of follow-up was 5.1 years. Of these patients,24 received adjuvant whole pelvis irradiation of 6000 cGy and 40 received 5000-5500 cGy whole pelvis irradiation and/or intracavitary radiation (7 Patients). The actuarial overall and relapse free 5 year survival rate were $71.0\%$, $68.3\%$ respectively. The survival rates by stage were $79.1\%$ in stage I, and $61.2\%$ in stage II. Treatment failure was noted in 18 of 64 patients ($28.1\%$), Iocoregional failure in 8 ($12.5\%$), distant metastasis in 8 ($12.5\%$), paraaortic node metastasis in 1 and one patient and concurrent locoregional and distant metastasis. The univariate analysis of prognostic factors affecting to overall survival rate represented lymph node status, the number and site of metastatic lymph node, parametrial invasion, the thichness of cervical wall invasion, and size of cancer mass. Histology, vessel invasion, endometrial extension, hemoglobin level. resection margin status, age, radiation dose were not significant prognostic factors. Complication relating to operation and postoperative radiation were variable according to radiation therapy method: 6000 cGy RT group 8/24($33.3\%$), 5000-5500 cGy+ICR 3/7 ($42.9\%$), 5000-5500 cGy external RT only group 3/33 ($9.1\%$). In conclusion, the results suggest that postoperative radiotherapy is necessary in high risk patients for locoregional control and improving survival rate, and higher dose does not improve results but only increases complication.

• Journal of Gynecologic Oncology
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.85.1-85.5
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• 2018

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.347-354
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• 1993

This is a retrospective analysis of 67 patients with histologically proven invasive carcinoma of uterine cervix treated with surgery followed by adjuvant radiotherapy at Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital between october 1983 and september 1991, Postoperative radiotherapy was carried out in patients with high risks of locoregional recurrence such as positive pelvic lymph node (38 pts), large tumor size more than 3 cm (22 pts), cervical stromal invasion more than 2/3 (46 pts), parametrial involvement (9 pts), positive resection margin (14 pts), endo/myometrial extension (10 pts), and angiolymphatic invasion (13 pts). Stage I A, I B, and IIA were 2 $(3\%),$ 39 $(58.2\%),\;and\;26\;(38.8\%),$ respectively. Median follow-up period was 48 months with ranges from 13 to 115 months. All 67 patients were treated externally with standard pelvic field with radiation dose ranging from 4080 to 6120 cGy in 4~6 weeks period of time. Of these, 45 patients received intracavitary radiotherapy. The overall survival rate and disease free survival rate at 5-year were $88.0\%\;and\;82.1\%,$ respectively. The survival rates by stage were $87.1\%$ in IB and $88.4\%$ in IIA. Local control rate was $80.6\%(58\;pts).$ The treatment failure was noted in 12 of 67 patients $(17.9\%):$ locoregional failure in $7(10.4\%),$ distant metastasis in 3 $(4.5\%),$ and locoregional and distant metastasis in $2(3\%),$ The univariate analysis of prognostic factors disclosed endo/myometrial extension as a significant factor of survival and recurrence $(70.0\%\;vs\;91.1\%\;P<0.05\;&\;30.0\%\;vs\;15.8\%,\;respectively).$ The complication of postoperative radiothrapy was not significant and all patient were well tolerated. In conclusion, postoperative radiotherapy in patients with high risks of locoreginal recurrence is relatively well tolerated and it gives significantly improved survival rate especially in patients with positive lymph nodes, bulky tumor size $(\geqq3\;cm),$ parametrial involvement, cervical stromal invasion more than 2/3, positive resection margin and angiolymphatic invasion.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.184-187
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• 2021

Radical trachelectomy is a fertility-preserving alternative to radical hysterectomy in carefully selected young women with early-stage cervical cancer. However, in cases with subsequent severe cervical stenosis, assisted reproductive techniques can be difficult. This is a case report of a 34-year-old patient who underwent robot-assisted radical trachelectomy and cerclage for early-stage (IB2) adenosquamous carcinoma. Three months after surgery, the patient underwent ovarian stimulation using a gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist protocol. As it was impossible to perform transcervical embryo transfer due to the almost complete absence of the cervical opening, transmyometrial embryo transfer under ultrasound guidance was performed. This resulted in a successful singleton pregnancy. This is the first case of successful pregnancy conceived by in vitro fertilization with transmyometrial embryo transfer in a patient who had previously undergone robot-assisted radical trachelectomy.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.4363-4368
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• 2015

Background: The tumor-stroma ratio (TSR) represents the percentage of neoplastic cell components compared to the combined area of neoplastic cells and the surrounding tumor-induced stroma. A low TSR (predomination of stromal component) has been demonstrated to be an independent adverse prognostic factor in cancers of several organs. In cervical carcinoma patients, TSR has been evaluated in only one previous study with different histological types. The present study aimed to assess the prognostic value of TSR in early stage cervical cancer patients with adenocarcinoma histology only. Materials and Methods: Histological slides of patients with early stage (IB-IIA) cervical adenocarcinoma who underwent surgical treatment between January 2003 and December 2011 were reviewed. Patients who had received preoperative chemotherapy were excluded. TSR was categorized as low (<50%) and high (${\geq}50%$). Correlations between TSR and clinicopathological variables were evaluated. Prognostic values of TSR and other variables were estimated using Cox's regression. Results: Of 131 patients; 38 (29.0%) had low TSR and 93 (71.0%) had high TSR. The patients with low TSR had significantly higher proportions of deep cervical stromal invasion (outer third of wall, p=0.011; residual stroma less than 3 mm, p=0.008) and parametrial involvement (p=0.026). Compared to the patients with high TSR, those with low TSR tended to have lower 5-year disease-free survival rate (83.8% versus 88.9%) and overall survival rate (85.6% versus 90.3%), although the differences were not statistically significant. Low TSR was significantly associated with decreased overall survival in univariate analysis (HR 2.7; 95% CI 1.0-7.0; p=0.041), but not in multivariate analysis. TSR was not significantly associated with decreased disease-free survival. Conclusions: Low TSR is associated with decreased overall survival in patients with early stage cervical adenocarcinoma treated by surgery. However, it was not found to be an independent prognostic predictor in this study.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.4719-4722
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• 2015

Background: This study aimed to determine the utility and a cut-off level of serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC-Ag) to predict lymph node metastasis in locally advanced cervical cancer cases. We also investigated the correlation between SCC-Ag level and lymph node status. Materials and Methods: From June 2009 to June 2014, 232 patients with cervical cancer stage IB2-IVA, who were treated at Ramathibodi Hospital, were recruited. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to identify the best cut-off point of SCC-Ag level to predict lymph node metastasis. Quantile regression was performed to evaluate the correlation between SCC-Ag levels and pelvic lymph node metastasis, paraaortic lymph node metastasis, and parametrial involvement as well as tumor size. Results: Pelvic lymph node metastasis and paraaortic lymph node metastasis were diagnosed in 46.6% and 20.1% of the patients, respectively. The median SCC-Ag level was 6 ng/mL (range, 0.5 to 464.6 ng/mL). The areas under ROC curves between SCC-Ag level and pelvic lymph node metastasis, paraaotic lymph node metastasis, parametrial involvements were low. SCC-Ag level was significantly correlated with paraaortic lymph node status (p=0.045) but not with pelvic lymph node status and parametrial involvement. SCC-Ag level was also related to the tumor diameter (p<0.05). Conclusions: SCC-Ag level is not a good predictor for pelvic and paraaortic lymph node metastasis. However, it is still beneficial to assess the tumor burden of squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix.