Adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix.

One hundred and two cases of adenocarcinoma of the cervix treated from 1963 to 1968 were analyzed. The overall treatment results were poorer than for patients with squamous cell carcinoma treated in the same period. Comparing the results in this series with those of an earlier report from the same institution, it was found that the prognosis had improved only in early cases of adenocarcinoma and that this improvement was linked to increased use of surgery. Data presented suggest a possible biological difference in tumors developing before and after the menopause.