title: 5-year survival rate in endometrial carcinoma stage I-II related to steroid receptor concentration, degree of differentiation, age and myometrial invasion.
abstract: Three hundred and twenty-seven patients with endometrial carcinoma stage I-II were all followed for at least 5 years. The estradiol receptor concentrations were measured in 298 tumors. In 272 cases the progesterone receptor concentrations were measured as well. Both receptors were significant prognostic factors measured as 5 year survival rate. In a Cox regression test stage, degree of differentiation, myometrial invasion and age remained as independent significant factors. Progesterone receptor concentrations were almost significant in a two-sided test including all degrees of differentiation but were significant (p = 0.04) when only poorly differentiated tumors were included. Thus PgR concentrations were used only on poorly differentiated tumors. The patients could be divided into a high risk group (deep myometrial invasion), an intermediate risk group (poorly differentiated carcinomas without deep myometrial invasion but with a low progesterone receptor concentration) and a low risk group (the remaining) with 5 year survival rated of 61%, 80% and 96% respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lindahl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fernö
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gullberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Norgren
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Willén
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009215:Myometrium / Q000473:pathology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000032:analysis*; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone / Q000032:analysis*; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone