title: A questionnaire survey on current surgical procedures for endometrial cancer in Japan.
abstract: The current standards for surgical procedures and lymph node dissection of endometrial cancer in Japan were investigated using a questionnaire survey. The estimated clinical stages used in the questionnaire were predicted from preoperative diagnostic imaging, histopathology of endometrial biopsies and intraoperative findings using a new classification, Federation Internationale de Gynecologie et d'Obstetrique (FIGO) in 1988. Questionnaires were mailed to 235 institutions, and 212 institutions (90.2%) responded. As a standard surgery for endometrial cancer, institutions performed simple total hysterectomy or semiradical hysterectomy and bilateral adnexectomy, which accounted for 86% of all respondents. For stage I carcinoma, simple (44%) or semi-radical (47%) hysterectomy was carried out in 91% of institutions, while radical hysterectomy was selected in 84% of institutions when stage II carcinoma was diagnosed clinically. The consensus of this survey was that dissection of both the para-aortic and pelvic lymph nodes can be omitted in G1 cases showing lesions confined to the endometrium, and that pelvic lymph nodes should be dissected, but para-aortic lymph node dissection could be omitted in G1 or G2 cases demonstrating myometrial invasion of 1/2 or less. Moreover, findings from this survey suggest that biopsy or dissection of the para-aortic lymph nodes was required in G3 cases, or in those patients diagnosed with myometrial invasion more than 1/2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. konno@ob-gy.med.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Konno
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yajima
mesh_terms: D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000592:standards*; D006176:Gynecology / Q000592:standards; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires