ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: Simple hysterectomy is not a standard surgery for invasive cervical carcinoma. This study was performed to investigate the efficacy of radiotherapy following simple hysterectomy in the invasive cervical cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective analysis was done for 19 patients with invasive cervical carcinoma who were treated with radiotherapy following simple hysterectomy from April 1989 to December 1993. The median age of patients was 47 years old. Patients were treated with external beam radiation therapy alone (17) or external beam radiation therapy plus intra vaginal ovoid irradiation (2). The median follow up period was 46 months. RESULTS: The 4 year overall survival rate was 75%. The 4 year local control rate was 89%. Two patients had recurred at the locoregional and distant sites, and another two patients at distant sites. CONCLUSION: We confirmed that radiotherapy is the adequate treatment modality for patients with invasive cervical cancer who underwent simple hysterectomy.