Endoluminal ultrasound staging of cervical cancer Journal Article


Authors: Levenback, C.; Dershaw, D. D.; Rubin, S. C.
Article Title: Endoluminal ultrasound staging of cervical cancer
Abstract: Clinical staging of cervical cancer is incorrect in approximately one-third of patients who undergo surgical staging. Pretreatment laparotomy is the staging method of choice for patients with cervical cancer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. We performed transabdominal, transvaginal, and transrectal ultrasound staging on 12 patients. In 5 of 6 patients undergoing radical hysterectomy, clinical ultrasound and surgical staging were consistent. One patient could not tolerate rectal probe sonography. Ultrasound staging was correct in 1 of 6 patients with advanced disease. A new technique of cervical imaging with transrectal ultrasound and vaginal douche is described. We believe it unlikely that ultrasound will improve the accuracy of clinical staging in patients with cervical cancer. © 1992.
Keywords: clinical article; comparative study; cancer staging; hysterectomy; neoplasm staging; laparotomy; lymph node excision; prospective studies; accuracy; uterine cervix cancer; echography; radical hysterectomy; cervix neoplasms; irrigation; human; female; priority journal; article
Journal Title: Gynecologic Oncology
Volume: 46
Issue: 2
ISSN: 0090-8258
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.  
Date Published: 1992-08-01
Start Page: 186
End Page: 190
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/0090-8258(92)90253-f
PUBMED: 1500021
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 30 July 2019 -- Source: Scopus
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