Prognostic aspects of endometrial carcinoma.
A retrospective analysis of 91 patients with endometrial carcinoma is presented with emphasis on important factors in relation to survival. Patients with Stage 1 carcinoma were treated with a standardized mode of preoperative radiation and extended abdominal hysterectomy. An 87.1% 5-year survival rate was obtained for patients with well differentiated lesions, with only 1 patient developing a vault metastasis. The assessment of residual tumour after intracavity radiotherapy proved reliable in predicting prognosis and should prove of benefit in directing additional therapy for endometrial carcinoma.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*