Patterns of cervical carcinoma in women of advanced age

Twenty-eight women aged > or = 85 years invasive carcinoma of the cervix were studied retrospectively. Seventy-five percent of the tumors were squamous in origin. Adenocarcinomas constituted 17.9%, and unusual varieties comprised 7.1%. All 5-year survivors are alive with disease and were treated with irradiation therapy. The overall survival rate was 29%.