Onkologie. 2009:3(4):242-246

Some aspects of combined treatment of pelvic tumors

Jan Žaloudík

Masarykův onkologický ústav - oddělení chirurgické onkologie, Brno

Carcinomas of pelvic organs together with two hundreds of pelvic sarcomas represent annually almost 15,000 new oncological cases

in the Czech Republic, which is 30 % of all life-threatening malignancies. Despite of subdivision of this field among abdominal surgery,

gastronterology, gynaecological and urological oncology, solution of many problems must be based on multidisciplinary co-operation,

especially in advanced and complicated cases. Integrated approach is required by endoscopic, imaging and laboratory diagnostic

methods as well as by treatment, which includes surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Important and often underestimated topics

include urinary and bowel derivation, but also prophylaxis and proper solutions of other pelvic complications. Because it is unlikely

that pelvic oncology will ever be an independent specialisation, it is necessary to organize concerted multidisciplinary co-operation for

pelvic tumors especially in comprehensive cancer centers. This paper summarizes main aspects, requirements and problems associated

with this kind of co-operation.

Keywords: malignant tumors of pelvis, multidisciplinary approach, combined treatment.

Published: November 1, 2009  Show citation