title: [Endometrial carcinoma--stage I. Evaluation of risk and prognostic factors in an analysis of 120 cases].
abstract: The Authors report on a series of 120 cases of endometrial carcinoma observed from 1980 to 1989, in the 1st Gynecological Oncology of the Oncological Hospital "M. Ascoli", Palermo. After careful clinical and pathologic review, the cases, subdivided in pre and post-menopausal groups, in order to verify possible differences between the two groups, were evaluated with reference to the principal risk factors and to some prognostic factors. As for the risk factors (old age, nulliparity, obesity, long fertile life, etc.), the data do not differ from the results in the literature. The evaluation of the prognostic indicators confirms once again the close relationship between histologic grade and myometrial invasion of the tumor. They have an important predictive value for prognosis and their knowledge is indispensable for an adequate therapeutic strategy, especially at pathologic stage I. Furthermore, findings show some delay in endometrial cancer diagnosis in the population studied, particularly in premenopausal women. Such delay turns out to be significantly associated with a greater myometrial infiltration of tumor.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Oncologico M. Ascoli, I Divisione di Oncologia Ginecologica, USL n. 58, Palermo.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Manicastri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008572:Menarche; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D009215:Myometrium / Q000473:pathology; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Carcinoma dell'endometrio--stadio I. Valutazione dei fattori di rischio e dei fattori prognostici in una analisi di 120 casi.