[Surgical-pathological classification of cancer of the cervix uteri (SPS--surgical-pathological staging)]

Actual opinions concerning the application of the surgical-pathological staging of patients with carcinoma of the uterine cervix are presented. On account of the analysis of the data taken from pertinent literature concerning among others the benefits of more precise diagnoses applying the diagnostic laparotomy, the author presents the opinion that surgical-pathologic staging appears to be expedient in early stages of clinical advancement of the neoplasms in association with radical surgical intervention. The expediency of this staging in more advanced cases is at present questionable in view of the inadequacy of so far applicable programmes of chemotherapy.