The assessment of radio-response of cervical carcinoma by colposcopy

Ninety-four patients with invasive carcinoma of the cervix were investigated for radio-response during treatment using colposcopy and serial biopsies. In 31 patients, the results were further correlated with pathological examination of the Wertheim hysterectomy specimen. It is established that colposcopy can be as reliable as biopsy in predicting radio-response and can be employed complementary to serial biopsies and clinical examinations. The colposcopic features of cervical carcinomas undergoing irradiation are described.