HISTOLOGIC GRADE AND PROGNOSIS OF CARCINOMA OF THE CERVIX

  • 1 January 1981
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 57  (5) , 636-642
Abstract
A histologic grading system based on tumor differentiation was applied in a study of 122 patients with stage IB and IIA squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix. In general, the more dedifferentiated the primary tumor, the more bulky the primary lesion and the higher the incidence of pelvic node metastasis. Following treatment, patients with undifferentiated tumors had a higher incidence of tumor recurrence and a lower 2-yr survival rate than those with well or moderately differentiated lesions. Histologic grading is an important adjunct to the clinical evaluation of cervical cancer.