title: [The causes of death of early endometrial cancer].
abstract: This is an analysis of 136 patients with clinical stage I and II endometrial carcinoma treated with primarily surgery at the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital between 1978 and 1985. There was a minimum three years follow up. Of 136 patients, 28 (21%) died with recurrent cancer. Tumor upstaging, histology, grade, depth of myometrial invasion, peritoneal cytology were of important factors in prognosis. Therefore, a clinically sophisticated study during initial operation and a deliberate planning of adjuvant treatment should further improve the survival rate of early endometrial cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology