Abstract:
Objective To evaluate factors that affect recurrence of Ⅰb-Ⅱa cervical cancer after surgery or radiation therapy, and toprovide evidence for prevention and personalized treatment of cervical cancer recurrence.
Methods We retrospectively analyzed clinical and pathological data of 193 patients with stage Ⅰb-Ⅱa cervical cancer who were diagnosed and treated in Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University from January 2010 to April 2015. The patients were assigned into the following two groups: postoperative radiotherapy recurrence group (36 cases) and non-recurrence group (157 cases). Factors related to recurrence after postoperative radiotherapy were analyzed.
Results The incidence rates of squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and other cervical cancertypes were 90.2% (174/193), 5.7% (11/193), and 4.1% (8/193), respectively. The recurrence rates of squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and other cervical cancer types were 16.7% (29/174), 45.5% (5/11), and 25.0% (2/8), respectively. The difference was statistically significant (χ2=12.463, P < 0.05). The proportion of patients with age ≤40 years, adenocarcinoma, vaginal margin, vascular invasion, lymph node metastasis, and parametrial invasion was higher in the relapse group than in the non-relapse group; the differencewas statistically significant between the two groups (P < 0.05). The odds ratio (OR) values for positive vaginal margin, positive vascularinvasion, and positive parametrial invasion were above 1 (P < 0.05). Therefore, these three factors were independent risk factors for cervical cancer recurrence after radiotherapy.
Conclusions Among stage Ⅰb-Ⅱa cervical cancer cases, squamous cell carcinoma had thehighest recurrent incidence. However, the rate of recurrence after surgery or radiation therapy was the highest for adenocarcinoma.Postoperative pathology suggests that patients with positive vaginal margins, positive vascular infiltration, and positive parametrial invasion have a high risk of recurrence after radiotherapy and should be followed-up carefully.