Risk factors for lymph node metastases in women with endometrial cancer: A population-based, nation-wide register study-On behalf of the Swedish Gynecological Cancer Group.
The role of lymphadenectomy in the management of early endometrial cancer remains controversial. In the recent ESMO-ESGO-ESTRO guidelines, lymphadenectomy is recommended for patients with endometrioid adenocarcinoma Grade 3 with deep myometrial invasion, but complete agreement was not achieved. In Sweden, DNA aneuploidy has been included as a high-risk factor. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of tumor histology, FIGO grade, DNA ploidy and myometrial invasion (MI) on occurrence of lymph node metastasis (LNM) in patients with endometrial cancer. The study design is a retrospective cohort study based on prospectively recorded register data. Endometrial cancer patients registered in the Swedish Quality Registry for Gynecologic Cancer 2010-2015 with FIGO Stages I-III and verified nodal status were included. Data on DNA ploidy, histology, FIGO grade and MI were included in multivariable log-binomial regression analyses with LNM as dependent variable. 1,165 cases fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The multivariable analyses revealed increased risk of LNM in patients with tumors with MI ≥ 50% (risk ratio [RR] = 4.1; 95% confidence interval [CI] 3.0-5.6), nonendometrioid compared to endometrioid histology (RR 1.8; CI 1.4-2.4) and FIGO Grade 3 compared to Grade 1-2 tumors (RR 1.5; CI 1.1-2.0). No statistically significant association between DNA ploidy status and LNM was detected. This population-based, nation-wide study in women with endometrial cancer confirms a strong association between MI ≥ 50%, nonendometrioid histology and FIGO Grade 3, respectively, and LNM. DNA ploidy should not be included in the preoperative decision making of removing nodes or not.
Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Stålberg
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden.|Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden.
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Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Radiation Physics, Skanes Universitetssjukhus, Lund, Sweden.|Division of Oncology and Pathology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lunds Universitet, Lund, Sweden.
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Bjurberg
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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Borgfeldt
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Dahm-Kähler
Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Falconer
Regional Cancer Center Western Sweden, Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, Gothenburg, Sweden.|Institute of Clinical Sciences, Goteborgs Universitet Sahlgrenska Akademin, Göteborg, Sweden.
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Holmberg
Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, Regional Cancer Center Western Sweden, Göteborg, Sweden.
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Staf
Department of Oncology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Department of Oncology, Linköpings University, Linköping, Sweden.|Department Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköpings University, Linköping, Sweden.|Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Åvall-Lundqvist
Department of Oncology Högberg, Universitetssjukhuset i Linköping, Linköping, Sweden.
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Rosenberg
Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018269:Carcinoma, Endometrioid / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics; D003657:Decision Making; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011003:Ploidies; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D057234:Preoperative Period; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013548:Sweden; D055815:Young Adult
D004273:DNA, Neoplasm
endometrial cancer; epidemiology; lymph node metastases; risk factor