title: Endometrial adenocarcinoma in young-aged women: a Turkish population study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study aims to investigate the incidence, clinicopathological features, and experience of treat- ment outcomes of patients with endometrial adenocarcinoma (EC) at ≤ 40 years of age in a gynecologic oncology reference center in Ankara, Turkey.
  
  
  METHODS
  This retrospective study included 577 patients with EC, diagnosed and treated between 2007 and 2013.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of EC ≤ 40 years of age was 5.1% (n: 30). The mean age at diagnosis was 35.5 (range: 27-40). Most of the patients with EC were overweight or obese. However, 23% had normal body mass index (BMI). Infertility was seen as a risk factor in 38.4%. The mean duration of postoperative follow-up was 38.3 months with rates of disease persistence and recurrence 14.2% and 28.5%, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The disease is diagnosed usually in its early stage and has a good prognosis. Appropriately selected patients with fertility desire have the opportunity to conceive with conservative management.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gungor
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cetinkaya
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozdal
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yalcin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erkaya
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Yakut
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012189:Retrospective Studies