[Regularity of recurrent sites of cervix carcinoma after radical operation]

Radical operations were performed in 872 cases of cervical carcinoma from April 1964 to December 1985. The concrete ways of operation and auxiliary therapy were different according to clinical stage of each case. All the cases were followed-up for more than 5 years. 114 cases showed definite single or multiple lesions. Analysis of 92 cases of single lesions, the revealed that recurrent sites may be related to clinical stage, pathology, pelvic node metastases and auxiliary treatment. The local recurrence rate of single lesions was 59.8% and that of distant lesions was 40.2%.