title: Uterine papillary serous carcinoma.
abstract: Reviewed are 37 patients with the diagnosis of uterine papillary serous carcinoma. Clinically, 19 patients presented as stage I, 9 as stage II, 1 as stage III, and 8 as stage IV. Four of 18 patients with clinical stage I disease who underwent surgery had pelvic metastases and five had disease spread beyond the pelvis. Three of nine clinical stage II patients had intraabdominal metastases. At least 50% myometrial invasion was found in 43% of the 30 hysterectomy specimens, and lymphatic invasion in the myometrium was demonstrated in 78% of the specimens. Each of the 15 patients with surgical stage I or II disease received local radiation therapy: 10 are alive and of these 9 are disease-free. Each of nine clinical stage II patients received intense radiation therapy and hysterectomy; seven are alive and of these four are disease free. The five-year survival for combined surgical stages I and II patients was 45%. The three-year survival for combined surgical stages III and IV was 11%. Thirteen patients have been treated with combination chemotherapy, 11 with cis-platinum-based combinations. Nine of these patients are dead; four are alive, with three of these having progressive disease.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy