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Incidence of positive peritoneal cytology in patients with endometrial carcinoma after hysteroscopy vs. dilatation and curettage Cover

Incidence of positive peritoneal cytology in patients with endometrial carcinoma after hysteroscopy vs. dilatation and curettage

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Table 1

Histologic characteristics of the patients with endometrioid endometrial carcinoma (N = 211) and non-endometrioid endometrial carcinoma (N = 16)

Histologic parameterEndometrioid endometrial carcinomaNon-endometrioid endometrial carcinomap*
Tumour differentiation< 0.001
G1125 (59.2%)2 (13.3%)
G263 (29.9%)4 (26.6%)
G323 (10.9%)9 (60.0%)
Myometrial invasion
none8 (3.8%)1 (6.3%)0.888
less than ½123 (58.3%)9 (56.2%)
more than ½80 (37.9%)6 (37.5%)
2009 FIGO stage
IA114 (54.0%)7 (43.8%)0.025
IB54 (25.6%)1 (6.3%)
II14 (6.6%)2 (12.5%)
IIIA7 (3.3%)1 (6.3%)
IIIB5 (2.4%)0 (0.0%)
IIIC111 (4.7%)2 (12.5%)
IIIC20 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
IVA1 (0.5%)1 (6.3%)
IVB5 (2.4%)2 (12.5%)

* chi-square test

Table 2

Histologic characteristics of the patients with endometrial carcinoma (N = 227) who were diagnosed with hysteroscopy (HSC) or dilatation and curettage (D&C)

Histologic parameterHSC (N = 144)D&C (N = 83)P value
Histologic type
endometrioid adenocarcinoma137 (95.1%)74 (89.2%)0.090*
non-endometrioid adenocarcinoma7 (4.9%)9 (10.8%)
Tumour differentiation
G190 (62.5%)37 (45.1%)0.012*
G240 (27.8%)27 (32.9%)
G314 (9.7%)18 (22.0%)
Myometrial invasion
none5 (3.5%)4 (4.8%)0.726*
less than ½82 (56.9%)50 (60.2%)
more than ½57 (39.6%)29 (34.9%)
Lymphovascular invasion
present20 (13.9%)14 (16.9%)0.545*
absent124 (86.1%)69 (83.1%)
2009 FIGO stage
IA75 (52.1%)46 (55.4%)
IB42 (29.2%)13 (15.7%)
II10 (6.9%)6 (7.2%)
IIIA1 (0.7%)7 (8.4%)
IIIB3 (2.1%)2 (2.4%)0.040*
IIIC19 (6.3%)4 (4.8%)
IIIC20 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
IVA1 (0.7%)1 (1.2%)
IVB3 (2.1%)4 (4.8%)
Peritoneal cytology positive or suspicious negative19 (13.2%) 125 (86.8%)10 (12.0%) 73 (88.0%)0.803*
Time from diagnosis to operation (days)35.8 ± 13.832.8 ± 15.40.140**

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Table 3

Histologic characteristics of the patients with stage 1 endometrial carcinoma (N = 187) who were diagnosed with hysteroscopy (HSC) or dilatation and curettage (D&C)

Stage 1HSC (N = 117)D&C (N = 59)P value
Histologic type
endometrioid adenocarcinoma112 (95.7%)56 (94.9%)0.807*
non-endometrioid adenocarcinoma5 (4.3%)3 (5.1%)
Tumour differentiation
G175 (64.1%)29 (49.2%)0.156*
G232 (27.4%)22 (37.3%)
G310 (8.5%)8 (13.5%)
Myometrial invasion
none5 (4.3%)3 (5.1%)0.079*
less than ½71 (60.7%)45 (76.2%)
more than ½41 (35.0%)11 (18.6%)
Peritoneal cytology positive or suspicious negative15 (12.8%) 102 (87.2%)2 (3.4%) 57 (96.6%)0.046*
Time from diagnosis to operation (days)35.6 ± 14.033.1 ± 12.70.255**

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** independent sample t-test

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/raon-2016-0035 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 88 - 93
Submitted on: Jan 30, 2016
Accepted on: Apr 28, 2016
Published on: Feb 7, 2016
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2016 Andraz Dovnik, Bojana Crnobrnja, Branka Zegura, Iztok Takac, Maja Pakiz, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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