Endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary. A clinicopathological study of 17 cases.
Seventeen patients with endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary were studied in order to establish clinical, surgical and histological prognostic factors. Disease recurred in 7 cases (41%) and statistically correlation was found between presence of ascites above 200 ml, advanced stage of the disease, low level of cellular differentiation and peritoneal disease and/or a residual tumour after surgery. No correlation was found between age at presentation, menopausal status, size of tumour or bilaterality. The estimated survival rate for 5-years was placed between 40%-50%. Pathological study found associated endometrioid disease in 3 cases (20%) (2 adenocarcinomas, 1 hyperplasia with atypias), and ovarian endometriosis in 2 cases (12%). Furthermore, two extremely rare cases are reported: clinical presentation of paraneoplastic dermatomiositis and recurrence at the laparoscopic puncture site.
Martín Jimenez
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Servicio de Ginecología, Ciudad Sanitaria y Universitaria de Bellvitge.
Miralles Pi
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Giné Martín
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Petit Cabello
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Balagueró Lladó
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018269:Carcinoma, Endometrioid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis