Prognostic significance of endometrial extension from primary carcinoma of the uterinecervix.
This is a retrospective analysis of 302 patients with histologically confirmed primary carcinoma of the cervix on whom a dilatation and curettage was performed during the initial workup. The prognostic significance of endometrial extension of the tumor was investigated. Four different types of specimen were identified: 1) endometrial extension of cervical carcinoma; 2) cervical carcinoma in the currettings only; 3) a mixture of normal endometrium and and epidermoid carcinoma in the curettings; 4) no cervical carcinoma noted (negative D&C). The patients were staged according to the FIGO classification. Patients with Stage I carcinoma and positive D&Cs showed significantly lower 3-5 year survival rates (50-60 percent), as opposed to those with D&C.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery