[en] [en] OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to report the experience and oncological outcome of robot-assisted radical hysterectomies (RRHs) for cervical cancer performed in Belgium.
METHODS: Patients undergoing RRH for cervical cancer (n = 109) were prospectively collected between July 2007 and April 2014 in the 5 Belgian centers performing RRH for cervical cancer.
RESULTS: The median age of the patients was 46 years (range, 31-80 years). Histological types included squamous cell carcinoma in 61 patients, adenocarcinoma in 22 patients, adenosquamous in 8 patients, endometrioid carcinoma in 2 patients, and other types (n = 16). The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage distribution was IA (n = 9), stage IB1 (n = 71), stage IB2 (n = 4), stage II (n = 24), and unknown (n = 1). Twenty-four patients received adjuvant therapy, 17 patients underwent radiochemotherapy, and 7 underwent adjuvant radiation. Eighteen patients relapsed, and 5 died of disease. The median follow-up was 27.5 months (range, 3-82 months). The 2- and 5-year overall survivals were 96% and 89%, respectively. The 2- and 5-year disease-free survivals (DFSs) were 88% and 72%, respectively. The 2-year DFS per stage was 100% for IA, 88% for IB1, 100% for IB2, and 83% for II. The 5-year DFS per stage was 100% for stage IA and 75% for IB1. The complications were as expected for radical hysterectomy.
CONCLUSIONS: This series confirms the feasibility and safety of RRH not only in cervical cancer stage IA to IB1, but also after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in stage IB2 to IIB.
Disciplines :
Reproductive medicine (gynecology, andrology, obstetrics)
Author, co-author :
Segaert, An; *Division of Gynaecological Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Leuven Cancer Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, †Department of Gynecology, OLV Aalst, Aalst, ‡Department of Gynecology, AZ Sint-Jan, Bruges, §Department of Gynecology, AZ Klina, Brasschaat, and ∥Division of Gynecological Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHU de Liège, site CHR de la Citadelle, Liège, Belgium
Traen, Koen; Department of Gynecology, OLV Aalst, Aalst, Belgium
Van Trappen, Philippe; Department of Gynecology, AZ Sint-Jan, Bruges, Belgium
Peeters, Frederik; Department of Gynecology, AZ Klina, Brasschaat, Belgium
Leunen, Karin; Division of Gynecological Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Leuven Cancer Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Goffin, Frédéric ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > Service de gynécologie-obstétrique (CHR)
Vergote, Ignace; Division of Gynecological Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Leuven Cancer Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Language :
English
Title :
Robot-Assisted Radical Hysterectomy in Cervical Carcinoma: The Belgian Experience.
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