[Prognostic factors in cancer of the endometrium and therapeutic indications]

Between 1970 and 1979, 270 patients were treated at Fondation Bergonie for carcinoma of the endometrium (169, for the whole treatment). The cases were classified according to the FIGO staging system. The mean age of the patients was 62.2, with a range from 31 to 95. 62% of patients had stage I carcinoma, 16% stage II, 18% stage III and 4% stage IV. The operability rate, according to the patients ages was considered a main factor in the prognosis. The 5 years survival was 64% for stage I, 60% for stage II, 47% for stage III and 0% for stage IV. Histologic grade of the tumor and depth of myometrial invasion are also important prognosis factors; both influencing survival. This study compared with others, provides the main prognosis factors: age and operability, stage of the tumor, histologic grade, depth of myometrial invasion and pelvic and/or para-aortic lymph nodes involvement. The authors conclude by specifying the indications for treatment.