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Song, Park, Hwang, Im, Lee, and Lee: Clinical data of patients with endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma at a single institution

Abstract

Objective

The incidence of endometrial cancer is increasing. We would like to report our institution's clinical data of endometrioid adenocarcinoma (EC) which is the most frequent type.

Methods

From 1998 to 2009, patients' clinical data were reviewed through medical records, retrospectively.

Results

For 11 years, there were 96 patients with EC. The average age was 51.1 years old and mean follow duration was 36.6 months. There were 73 patients with stage I, 10 patients with stage II, and 12 patients with stage III. 42 patients were treated by operation only and 46 patients were treated by operation and adjuvant radiotherapy. Among 95 patients who underwent operations, 32 patients did not get lymph node removal and 63 did, and 10 patients had malignant cells at the lymph nodes removed. 6 patients died of EC, 1 with stage I, 3 with stage II and 1 with stage III.

Conclusion

This study had retrospective limitation but could show the profile of 96 patients with EC.

Figures and Tables

Table 1
Clinical profile of the patients
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FIGO: The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, SO: simple hysterectomy with both salpingo-oophorectomy with/without lymph node sampling/dissection, RO: radical hysterectomy with both salpingo-oophorectomy with/without lymph node sampling/dissection, RT: radiotherapy, CCRT: concurrent chemoradiation, NA: not available.

Table 2
The results of lymph node removal at the operation
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FIGO: The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, LN/0: no removal of lymph node, LNR: removal of lymph nodes, LN (+): number of lymph node found malignant.

Table 3
Patient profile of expired patients
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FIGO: The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, LNN: number of removed lymph node, LN (+): number of lymph node found malignant, SO: simple hysterectomy with both salpingo-oophorectomy with/without lymph node sampling/dissection, RO: radical hysterectomy with both salpingo-oophorectomy with/without lymph node sampling/dissection, RT: radiotherapy, NA: not available.

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