Is the Initial Treatment in Stage IB2 Cervical Carcinoma Neoadjuvant Chemothreapy or Primary Surgery?

• Main Authors: Taner Turan (Author), Derya Akdağ (Author), Nurettin Boran (Author), Nuray Yüksel (Author), Gökhan Tulunay (Author), Nejat Özgül (Author), Faruk Köse (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Network, 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: It is expected that neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) decrease tumor size, increase the operability and improve surgical-pathologic risk factors so that improve the survival. In this study we evaluated the effect of NACT on surgical-pathologic risk factors and survival. STUDY DESIGN: Betwee...