title: Omentectomy, peritoneal biopsy and appendectomy in patients with clinical stage I endometrial carcinoma.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether omentectomy, appendectomy, and peritoneal biopsy should be a routine part of staging surgery in endometrial carcinoma. Data of 97 patients who had been diagnosed with clinical stage I endometrial carcinoma were reviewed. Associations in the data obtained, pelvic and para-aortic lymph node status, depth of myometrial invasion, grade, and histology were investigated. The chi-square (chi2) test was used for statistical analysis. Of 97 patients, six (6%) had omental metastases, which was microscopic in four. There was a statistically significant relationship between omental metastasis and tumor grade (P < 0.01). Deep myometrial invasion was significantly more common in patients with omental metastases. Tumor was found in one of 55 appendectomy specimens (2%). Omentectomy may be included in surgical staging in patients with deeply invasive or grade 3 endometrial cancer because of the possibility of omental metastasis in spite of what appears to be stage I disease in laparotomy. In other cases, omentectomy and appendectomy and biopsies from peritoneal sites should be performed in the presence of grossly suspicious disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey. saygiliu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Saygili
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kavaz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altunyurt
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uslu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koyuncuoglu
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Erten
mesh_terms: D018262:Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001062:Appendectomy; D001706:Biopsy; D018284:Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009852:Omentum / Q000601:surgery*; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D012307:Risk Factors