[The treatment of uterine carcinomas. A report on the cure results at the Hannover Medical College].

From 1971 to 1980, 639 patients with carcinoma of the cervix and 271 patients with endometrial cancer were treated in the Division of Radiation Therapy of the Medical School Hannover. In 606 patients radical radiation therapy was followed by routine surgery, 304 patients have been irradiated primarily due to the local spread of the tumor. The radiation therapy consisted of a combination of external beam and intracavitary therapy. In patients with carcinoma of the cervix the five-year survival was 92% for stage Ia, 78% for stage Ib, 67% for stage IIa, 47% for stage IIb, 20% for stage III and 7% for stage IV. In patients with endometrial cancer the five-year survival was 91% for stage I, 71% for stage II, 60% for stage III and 0% for stage IV. Severe complications, i.e., ureteral stricture or fistula occurred in 1% to 1.5% of the patients with cervix cancer and in 0.5% to 1% of the patients with endometrial cancer.