Title: Clinicopathological Profile of Endometrial Carcinoma: A Regional Cancer Centre Experience
Authors: Samantaray Sagarika, Besra Kusum, Nayak Bhagyalaxmi, Pattanayak Lucy, Panda Niharika
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v4i8.22
The incidence of endometrial carcinoma is rising worldwide and more so in developing countries. One hundred and twenty four (124 cases) were analyzed in A.H. Regional Cancer Centre, Cuttack to find out different histopathological types, assess the parameters from surgicopathological specimens for staging according to 2009-FIGO criteria and to find out the relationship of tumor grading and lymph node metastasis. Majority of the cases were in stage I, 73% stage IA and 64% stage IB. Preoperative tumor grades were upgraded in 8 cases (8/104, 7.6%).Classical endometriod carcinoma was seen in 104 cases(83.8%) and non endometroid carcinoma in 20 cases(16.1%). Lymph node metastasis was observed in 12 cases mostly grade 3 and nonendometrioid types 8 cases and only 4 cases of grade 2 carcinomas showed node metastasis. Keywords: Endometrial carcinoma, tumor grade, FIGO staging, node metastasis.
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