title: [Myometrial invasion as a prognostic factor in endometrial adenocarcinoma].
abstract: Myometrial invasion is one of the most important prognostic factors in endometrial cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  We have studied a cohort of 62 patients with endometrial cancer who underwent surgery in 4-th Gynecology Clinic of "Cuza Vodă" Hospital, Iaşi between 1997-2008. Myometrial invasion was determined intraoperatory by gross visual inspection and frozen section exam and by histopathological exam after surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We have investigated the relationship between myometrial invasion and other prognostic factors: histological type, grading and lymph node metastasis. In 36 cases the invasion was absent or minimal, and only in a cases the myometrum was completely invaded.
authors.affiliation: Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr. T. Popa Iaşi, Facultatea de Medicină, Clinica a IV(-a) Ginecologie.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mihalcea
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authors.lastname: Aursulesei
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D009215:Myometrium / Q000473:pathology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors