Abstract
Concurrent chemoradiotherapy is the standard treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer. However, residual or subsequent local recurrence is 10 to 30%. Several studies have reported the usefulness of salvage simple total hysterectomy, and efforts have been made to reduce complications. This is a case report of 64 years para 5 postmenopausal lady diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma of cervix stage II B, had received concurrent chemoradiation. After 6 weeks of its completion, MRI revealed no residual disease. However, 6 months of no residual, USG and MRI revealed cervical lesion. With the suspicion of local recurrence, patient underwent total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-ophorectomy. She developed wound infection and per rectal bleeding which were treated. During her subsequent follow up visit, vault smear was negative and enhanced CT scan revealed no recurrence.
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