CARCINOMA OF THE UTERINE CERVIX ASSOCIATED WITH PREGNANCY

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Abstract
1. A group of 66 cases of carcinoma of the cervix associated with pregnancy seen at the I. González Martínez Oncologic Hospital in a 23 year period has been reviewed 2. Irradiation is considered the treatment of choice. The results obtained are comparable to those obtained with lesions of similar stage not associated with pregnancy. 3. First and second trimester cases should be submitted to pelvic irradiation without consideration of the fetus. Third trimester patients should be promptly delivered by cesarean section and then irradiated. 4. Thirty-four patients with carcinoma of the cervix gave birth vaginally and 12 (35 per cent) survived 5 years or longer, showing that a significant number can overcome the risk involved.