Table 1.

Reported recurrences with a disease-free interval longer than 10 years

Author (Cases)	FIGO stage, grade	Initial treatment	Disease-free Interval	Site of recurrence	Management of recurrence	Outcome
Lederman et al. (5)	FIGO stage 1a, grade 2 endometrioid	Intracavitary radium implant followed by radical hysterectomy	26.5 years	Lower vagina	Retreated with radiation therapy	No evidence of disease 1.5 years after diagnosis of recurrence
Yechieli et al. (6)	FIGO stage 1c, grade 2 endometrioid	Total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy followed by adjuvant external beam radiation to the whole pelvis	17 years	Vaginal cuff	Salvage high-dose rate intracavitary vaginal brachytherapy	No evidence of the disease for more than 7 years after salvage treatment; death from unrelated causes at age 88
Lorenz et al. (7)	FIGO stage 1a, grade 2 endometrioid	Total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy followed by radiation therapy of the vagina	14 years	Abdominal wall scar	Surgical excision of mass and portion of anterior abdominal wall	No evidence of disease
Tsurumaki et al. (8)	FIGO stage 2, grade 2 endometrioid	Radical hysterectomy	11 years	Upper urinary tract (left pelvic ureter to renal pelvis)	Nephroureterectomy with excision of bladder cuff followed by radiation (50 gray)	No evidence of disease

FIGO: International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics