Prognostic significance of right subdiaphragmatic washing cytology in patients with endometrial cancer.

ABSTRACT: Cancer cells in the right subdiaphragmatic lavage may reflect peritoneal dissemination, but its prognostic significance is unknown. This study investigated recurrence-free survival (RFS), overall survival (OS), and recurrence patterns in patients with curatively resected endometrial cancer by cytology collection site. Peritoneal cytology was collected at the beginning of surgery by washing the pelvic and right subdiaphragmatic cavity separately. The analysis included 465 patients with the median follow-up duration of 121 months. Of these, 62 (13%) patients had positive pelvic cytology and 22 (5%) patients had positive right subdiaphragmatic cytology. Patients positive for right subdiaphragmatic cytology were all positive for pelvic cytology, showing the worst RFS and OS among the study pop

SUBMITTER: Yokoyama T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11742401 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature