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Cervical Cancer
Partial trachelectomy may offer viable treatment for women with cervical lesions
March 23rd, 2006
Partial trachelectomy may be a reasonable alternative treatment choice for women who suffer persistent or recurrent cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. "Some women with persistent or recurrent disease after repeated conization for high grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) may desire to preserve uterus if not fertility," scientists at Taipei Medical University asserted. "In such case, a partial trachelectomy may become treatment of choice for them." C.J. Jeng and colleagues wrote, "We undertook this prospective study to determine the feasibility of partial trachelectomy as a treatment choice for persistent or recurrent high grade CIN. Twenty...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-23)
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