Table 1. Characteristics of 170 endometrial cancer patients according to stage.
| Stage I (n=112) n (%) | Stage II (n=14) n (%) | Stage IIIA cyt (n=17) n (%) | Stage IIIA hist (n=18) n (%) | Stage IIIB+(n=9) n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (range) years | 64 (33–81) | 66 (55–78) | 66 (51–81) | 65 (42–90) | 65 (37–77) |
| Age category (years) | |||||
| <50 | 7 (6) | — | — | 2 (11) | 1 (11) |
| 50–69 | 71 (63) | 10 (71) | 12 (71) | 10 (56) | 4 (44) |
| 70+ | 34 (31) | 4 (29) | 5 (29) | 6 (33) | 4 (44) |
| Period of diagnosis | |||||
| 1980–1987 | 65 (58) | 4 (29) | 5 (29) | 5 (28) | 7 (78) |
| 1988–1993 | 47 (42) | 10 (71) | 12 (71) | 13 (72) | 2 (22) |
| Invasion of myometrium | |||||
| <50% | 70 (63) | 4 (29) | 8 (47) | 5 (28) | 4 (44) |
| ⩾50% | 42 (37) | 10 (71) | 9 (53) | 13 (72) | 5 (56) |
| Differentiation | |||||
| Good | 67 (60) | 5 (45) | 8 (57) | 6 (38) | 2 (22) |
| Moderate | 30 (27) | 4 (36) | 3 (21) | 4 (25) | 4 (44) |
| Poor | 15 (13) | 2 (18) | 3 (21) | 6 (38) | 3 (33) |
| Unknown | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Surgical treatment | |||||
| Hysterectomy | 3 (3) | — | — | — | — |
| Hysterectomy+unilat/Bilateral annexectomy Idem plus lymphadenectomy | 105 (94) | 13 (93) | 16 (94) | 17 (94) | 4 (44) |
| 4 (3) | 1 (7) | 1 (6) | 1 (6) | 5 (56) | |
| Radiotherapy | |||||
| External and brachy | 46 (42) | 11 (92) | 11 (58) | 15 (83) | 7 (78) |
| External only | 8 (7) | — | 3 (21) | 3 (17) | 2 (22) |
| Brachy only | 56 (51) | 1 (8) | 3 (21) | — | — |
| Unknown | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Stage I=tumour confined to uterus; stage II=tumour invading cervix; stage IIIA cyt=positive peritoneal cytology; stage IIIA hist=histological involvement of serosa or adnexa; stage IIIB+=tumour invading vagina, mucosa of bladder/bowel, regional lymph node or distant metastases.