Radical parametrectomy for occult cervical carcinoma detected posthysterectomy.

OBJECTIVE: There are no randomized studies of the two therapeutic alternatives (surgery or radiotherapy) for occult cervical carcinoma, and survival rates in the absence of residual cancer seem to be similar for both. This article presents our experience with radical reoperation for occult cervical carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eleven patients with occult cervical cancer, primary invasive tumor >/=0.5 cm and