Endometrial cancer is the most common malignant disease of the female genital tract and the seventh most common cause of cancer death in women in Western countries. Histological type, grade and depth of myometrial invasion are prognostic factors in early stage disease as well as risk factors for lymph node metastasis. Systematic lymphadenectomy has recently been questioned for stage I disease based on the results from two randomized trials
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
50
total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy (based on the age of the patient), pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy, and peritoneal washings
Ahmed Abbas
Assiut, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
the validity of Mayo criteria risk stratification model
risk stratification model for prediction of lymph node involvement in women with endometrial carcinoma
Time frame: 3 months
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