title: Treatment of stage II endometrial carcinoma.
abstract: The optimal management of stage II carcinoma of the endometrium remains to be established. We reviewed our experience in treating 42 patients with stage II endometrial cancer by surgery, radiation, or combined radiation and surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The overall 5-year survival was 47.6%. The 5-year survivals of patients treated by surgery only, radiation only, or combination radiation and surgery were 68.5, 36.5, and 46.1%, respectively, which were not significantly different. Histologic grade was found a significant prognostic factor but type of cervical involvement was not. Major complication rates were similar in each treatment group. We conclude that the majority of patients with stage II endometrial carcinoma are best treated by combination radiation and surgery, but in a select subset of patients, radical hysterectomy and lymphadenectomy constitute a reasonable treatment option.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Boothby
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Neiman
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schultz
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Mikuta
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*