Suspicious Positive Peritoneal Cytology (Class III) in Endometrial Cancer Does Not Affect Prognosis.

ABSTRACT: Positive peritoneal cytology is a poor prognostic factor in patients with advanced endometrial cancer. Suspicious positive peritoneal cytology (class III) is commonly encountered in clinical practice. However, no standard treatment protocol exists for its management. Here, we investigated a possible relationship between suspicious positive peritoneal cytology, disease stage, risk factors, and endometrial cancer prognosis. We included patients diagnosed with endometrial cancer who underwent total hysterectomy and peritoneal cytology at the University of Tokyo Hospital between 2008 and 2022. Overall, 670 patients were included in the analyses; both demographic and clinical data of the patients were collected. The proportion of patients with lymph node metastasis was significantly different b

SUBMITTER: Sone K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9657754 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature