Abstract
Purpose
Determination of early disease recurrence in patients with early-stage endometrial cancer operated laparoscopically without pelvic or paraaortic lymphadenectomy.
Methods
Retrospective chart review of all patients with endometrial carcinoma operated with laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy between 2004 and 2008.
Results
81 patients were eligible for data analysis. The operation time varied between 32 and 284 min. None of the patients suffered serious intraoperative complications. All patients had endometrial carcinoma of endometrioid type. As adjuvant therapy, patients received no further therapy (n = 30), radiation with brachytherapy with an afterloading technique alone (n = 36) or brachytherapy in combination with percutaneous radiation (n = 15). The observation period varied between 19 and 28 months (median 26 months). No patients were lost to follow-up. During the observation period, none of the patients had recurrence of disease or died.
Conclusions
Laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy without pelvic or paraaortic lymphadenectomy combined with stage-adapted postoperative irradiation is a safe and efficient treatment option for patients with early-stage endometrial cancer of the endometriod type regarding early disease recurrence.
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De Wilde, R.L., Rafei, A. & Herrmann, A. Can a lymphadenectomy be avoided in early-stage endometrial adenocarcinoma?. Arch Gynecol Obstet 290, 973–978 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-014-3265-x
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