title: Carcinoma of the endometrium. III. Analysis of 865 cases of adenocarcinoma and adenoacanthoma.
abstract: Eight hundred sixty-five patients with confirmed adenocarcinoma of the endometrium were studied. Eight hundred eleven were followed up for at least 5 years or until death, and 537 were followed up for 10 years. The survival rate was 77.1% at 5 years and 61.0% at 10 years. Age at diagnosis was the single most important clinical determinant of survival. Tumor grade was an important predictor of the course of disease, and nuclear grade was a significantly more accurate indicator than was histologic grade. Stage and depth of invasion were also important predictors of survival. The 5-year survival rate for black women was only 41.9%. Stage for stage and grade for grade, women undergoing hysterectomy alone and with radiation had similar survival rates. Adenoacanthoma had a better prognosis that did adenocarcinoma without squamous metaplasia; there were no deaths at 5 to 10 years in women diagnosed before age 50. The subtype of carcinoma was found to be a highly significant predictor of prognosis.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy