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Malignant Pelvic Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
199649
•Concept ID:
C0751416
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cancer of Pelvis; Cancer of the Pelvis; Cancer, Pelvic; Cancer, Pelvis; Cancers, Pelvic; Cancers, Pelvis; Pelvic Cancer; Pelvic Cancers; Pelvis Cancer; Pelvis Cancers

Definition

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm that affects the organs and structures of the pelvis. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

NRG Oncology/RTOG Consensus Guidelines for Delineation of Clinical Target Volume for Intensity Modulated Pelvic Radiation Therapy in Postoperative Treatment of Endometrial and Cervical Cancer: An Update.
Small W Jr, Bosch WR, Harkenrider MM, Strauss JB, Abu-Rustum N, Albuquerque KV, Beriwal S, Creutzberg CL, Eifel PJ, Erickson BA, Fyles AW, Hentz CL, Jhingran A, Klopp AH, Kunos CA, Mell LK, Portelance L, Powell ME, Viswanathan AN, Yacoub JH, Yashar CM, Winter KA, Gaffney DK
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021 Feb 1;109(2):413-424. Epub 2020 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.08.061. PMID: 32905846Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and Treatment of Ovarian Cancer.
Orr B, Edwards RP
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2018 Dec;32(6):943-964. doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2018.07.010. PMID: 30390767
Uterine Fibroids: Diagnosis and Treatment.
De La Cruz MS, Buchanan EM
Am Fam Physician 2017 Jan 15;95(2):100-107. PMID: 28084714

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pelvic exenteration for chronic fistulating pelvic sepsis after multimodal treatment of pelvic malignancy.
Brown KGM, Risbey C, Solomon MJ, Austin KKS, Lee PJ, Byrne CM
Eur J Surg Oncol 2023 Dec;49(12):107124. Epub 2023 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2023.107124. PMID: 37879161
Survival and morbidity outcomes after pelvic exenteration for pelvic sarcoma: an institutional series.
Lee PJ, Meshkat B, Sasidharan P, Zahid A, Coker DJ, Solomon MJ
ANZ J Surg 2022 May;92(5):1038-1043. Epub 2021 Oct 18 doi: 10.1111/ans.17275. PMID: 34661958
Tumour markers and their utility in imaging of abdominal and pelvic malignancies.
Lahoud RM, O'Shea A, El-Mouhayyar C, Atre ID, Eurboonyanun K, Harisinghani M
Clin Radiol 2021 Feb;76(2):99-107. Epub 2020 Aug 26 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.07.033. PMID: 32861463
Pelvic exenteration and its modifications.
Rodriguwz-Bigas MA, Petrelli NJ
Am J Surg 1996 Feb;171(2):293-8. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9610(97)89572-4. PMID: 8619471
Pelvic exenteration.
Lindsey WF, Wood DK, Briele HA, Greager JA, Walker MJ, Bork J, Das Gupta TK
J Surg Oncol 1985 Dec;30(4):231-4. doi: 10.1002/jso.2930300409. PMID: 2417058

Diagnosis

Management of voiding dysfunction associated with pelvic malignancies.
Stabholz Y, Sandhu JS
Int J Urol 2021 Jan;28(1):17-24. Epub 2020 Nov 6 doi: 10.1111/iju.14405. PMID: 33159341
Tumour markers and their utility in imaging of abdominal and pelvic malignancies.
Lahoud RM, O'Shea A, El-Mouhayyar C, Atre ID, Eurboonyanun K, Harisinghani M
Clin Radiol 2021 Feb;76(2):99-107. Epub 2020 Aug 26 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.07.033. PMID: 32861463
Angiosarcoma of the Pelvis in a 13-Year-Old Girl.
El-Sharkawy F, Delgado PI, Podda A, Neville HL, Rojas CP
Pediatr Dev Pathol 2017 Mar-Apr;20(2):163-167. Epub 2017 Jan 26 doi: 10.1177/1093526616686007. PMID: 28326959
MR imaging of the retrorectal-presacral tumors: an algorithmic approach.
Hosseini-Nik H, Hosseinzadeh K, Bhayana R, Jhaveri KS
Abdom Imaging 2015 Oct;40(7):2630-44. doi: 10.1007/s00261-015-0404-1. PMID: 25802167
Pelvic incidentalomas.
Gore RM, Newmark GM, Thakrar KH, Mehta UK, Berlin JW
Cancer Imaging 2010 Oct 4;10 Spec no A(1A):S15-26. doi: 10.1102/1470-7330.2010.9021. PMID: 20880789Free PMC Article

Therapy

Pelvic exenteration for chronic fistulating pelvic sepsis after multimodal treatment of pelvic malignancy.
Brown KGM, Risbey C, Solomon MJ, Austin KKS, Lee PJ, Byrne CM
Eur J Surg Oncol 2023 Dec;49(12):107124. Epub 2023 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2023.107124. PMID: 37879161
Survival and morbidity outcomes after pelvic exenteration for pelvic sarcoma: an institutional series.
Lee PJ, Meshkat B, Sasidharan P, Zahid A, Coker DJ, Solomon MJ
ANZ J Surg 2022 May;92(5):1038-1043. Epub 2021 Oct 18 doi: 10.1111/ans.17275. PMID: 34661958
Advanced ovarian cancer.
van der Burg ME
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2001 Apr;2(2):109-18. doi: 10.1007/s11864-001-0053-1. PMID: 12057129
Pelvic cancer pain.
Rigor BM Sr
J Surg Oncol 2000 Dec;75(4):280-300. doi: 10.1002/1096-9098(200012)75:4<280::aid-jso13>3.0.co;2-q. PMID: 11135274
Pelvic exenteration.
Lindsey WF, Wood DK, Briele HA, Greager JA, Walker MJ, Bork J, Das Gupta TK
J Surg Oncol 1985 Dec;30(4):231-4. doi: 10.1002/jso.2930300409. PMID: 2417058

Prognosis

Tumour markers and their utility in imaging of abdominal and pelvic malignancies.
Lahoud RM, O'Shea A, El-Mouhayyar C, Atre ID, Eurboonyanun K, Harisinghani M
Clin Radiol 2021 Feb;76(2):99-107. Epub 2020 Aug 26 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.07.033. PMID: 32861463
Reducing morbidity of pelvic and retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy.
Ball MW, Gorin MA, Allaf ME
Curr Urol Rep 2013 Oct;14(5):488-95. doi: 10.1007/s11934-013-0350-9. PMID: 23765446
Pelvic exenteration and its modifications.
Rodriguwz-Bigas MA, Petrelli NJ
Am J Surg 1996 Feb;171(2):293-8. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9610(97)89572-4. PMID: 8619471
Pelvic endometriosis.
Ory SJ
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 1987 Dec;14(4):999-1014. PMID: 3328133
Pelvic exenteration.
Lindsey WF, Wood DK, Briele HA, Greager JA, Walker MJ, Bork J, Das Gupta TK
J Surg Oncol 1985 Dec;30(4):231-4. doi: 10.1002/jso.2930300409. PMID: 2417058

Clinical prediction guides

The outcome of type 1 pelvic resection and reconstruction with pedicle screw-rod system without bone grafting in malignant pelvic tumour: A case series and short term review.
Ajit Singh V, Yasin NF, Mansor A, Mohamed Elhadi AE, Sharifudin MA
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 2022 May-Aug;30(2):10225536221119510. doi: 10.1177/10225536221119510. PMID: 35982537
Quality of life after extended pelvic exenterations.
Cibula D, Lednický Š, Höschlová E, Sláma J, Wiesnerová M, Mitáš P, Matějovský Z, Schneiderová M, Dundr P, Němejcová K, Burgetová A, Zámečník L, Vočka M, Kocián R, Frühauf F, Dostálek L, Fischerová D, Borčinová M
Gynecol Oncol 2022 Jul;166(1):100-107. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.04.022. PMID: 35568583
Tumour markers and their utility in imaging of abdominal and pelvic malignancies.
Lahoud RM, O'Shea A, El-Mouhayyar C, Atre ID, Eurboonyanun K, Harisinghani M
Clin Radiol 2021 Feb;76(2):99-107. Epub 2020 Aug 26 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.07.033. PMID: 32861463
Palliative Pelvic Exenteration: Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life.
Quyn AJ, Solomon MJ, Lee PM, Badgery-Parker T, Masya LM, Young JM
Dis Colon Rectum 2016 Nov;59(11):1005-1010. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000679. PMID: 27749474
What do CA 125 and other antigens tell us about ovarian cancer biology?
Welander CE
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand Suppl 1992;155:85-93. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.1992.tb00012.x. PMID: 1502896

Recent systematic reviews

Epidemiology of Bladder Cancer in 2023: A Systematic Review of Risk Factors.
Jubber I, Ong S, Bukavina L, Black PC, Compérat E, Kamat AM, Kiemeney L, Lawrentschuk N, Lerner SP, Meeks JJ, Moch H, Necchi A, Panebianco V, Sridhar SS, Znaor A, Catto JWF, Cumberbatch MG
Eur Urol 2023 Aug;84(2):176-190. Epub 2023 May 16 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.03.029. PMID: 37198015
Radiation Therapy for Endometrial Cancer: An American Society for Radiation Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline.
Harkenrider MM, Abu-Rustum N, Albuquerque K, Bradfield L, Bradley K, Dolinar E, Doll CM, Elshaikh M, Frick MA, Gehrig PA, Han K, Hathout L, Jones E, Klopp A, Mourtada F, Suneja G, Wright AA, Yashar C, Erickson BA
Pract Radiat Oncol 2023 Jan-Feb;13(1):41-65. Epub 2022 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2022.09.002. PMID: 36280107
Molecular Insights in Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: A Systematic Review.
Sparić R, Andjić M, Babović I, Nejković L, Mitrović M, Štulić J, Pupovac M, Tinelli A
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Aug 27;23(17) doi: 10.3390/ijms23179728. PMID: 36077127Free PMC Article
Supervised pelvic floor muscle exercise is more effective than unsupervised pelvic floor muscle exercise at improving urinary incontinence in prostate cancer patients following radical prostatectomy - a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Baumann FT, Reimer N, Gockeln T, Reike A, Hallek M, Ricci C, Zopf EM, Schmid D, Taaffe D, Newton RU, Galvao DA, Leitzmann M
Disabil Rehabil 2022 Sep;44(19):5374-5385. Epub 2021 Sep 22 doi: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1937717. PMID: 34550846
Surgical treatment of fibroids for subfertility.
Metwally M, Raybould G, Cheong YC, Horne AW
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Jan 29;1(1):CD003857. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003857.pub4. PMID: 31995657Free PMC Article

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