title: [Analysis of treatment outcome in patients with endometrial cancer limited to the uterus].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of study was to analyse results of treatment patients with uterine-confined endometrial cancer which underwent surgery and postoperative radiotherapy in Center of Oncology in Kraków between 1985 and 1997.
  
  
  METHODS
  The research included a group of 650 women. All patients undergo total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and postoperative radiotherapy. 155 patients with intermediate-risk of recurrence (IA-G3, IB-G1, G2) received postoperative whole pelvic irradiation only. In the group of 495 patients with high-risk of recurrence (IB-G3, IC, II) 210 patients received brachytherapy vaginal cuff only and 285 patients whole pelvic and vaginal cuff irradiation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the group of patients with intermediate-risk of recurrence five NED survival was 93.5%. In the group of patients with high-risk of recurrence five NED survival was statistically lower in patients treated with brachytherapy vaginal cuff only (83.2% vs. 71.9%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In uterine-confined endometrial cancer patients, with intermediate-risk of recurrence treated with surgery and postoperative whole pelvis irradiation, 5-year NED survival is above of 90%. In the group of patients with high-risk of recurrence the adjuvant treatment of choice is whole pelvic and vaginal cuff irradiation.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Ginekologii Onkologicznej Centrum Onkologii Oddział Kraków.
authors.forename: Kazimierz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karolewski
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kojs
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jakubowicz
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Urbański
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dymek
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reinfuss
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jóźwik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001918:Brachytherapy; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010052:Ovariectomy; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D013997:Time Factors