OBJECTIVE: Clinicopathological characteristics and possible prognostic factors among women with endometrioid epithelial ovarian cancer (EEOC) with or without concurrent endometriosis were investigated. STUDY DESIGN: A search of medical charts at Peking Union Medical College Hospital from 2000 through 2012 identified patients with EEOC with or without endometriosis. RESULTS: Of 188 patients with EEOC, concurrent endometriosis was identified in 32 (17.0%). Patients with concurrent endometriosis were approximately 5 years younger, more likely to be premenopausal, more likely to have an early stage of EEOC, and less likely to have high-grade tumors compared to those without endometriosis. The univariate analysis showed that concurrent endometriosis was a significant prognostic factor for disease-free survival, but this association did not remain in the multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION: Women with EEOC and concurrent endometriosis showed distinct characteristics and had longer disease-free survival when compared to those without endometriosis.
OBJECTIVE: Clinicopathological characteristics and possible prognostic factors among women with endometrioid epithelial ovarian cancer (EEOC) with or without concurrent endometriosis were investigated. STUDY DESIGN: A search of medical charts at Peking Union Medical College Hospital from 2000 through 2012 identified patients with EEOC with or without endometriosis. RESULTS: Of 188 patients with EEOC, concurrent endometriosis was identified in 32 (17.0%). Patients with concurrent endometriosis were approximately 5 years younger, more likely to be premenopausal, more likely to have an early stage of EEOC, and less likely to have high-grade tumors compared to those without endometriosis. The univariate analysis showed that concurrent endometriosis was a significant prognostic factor for disease-free survival, but this association did not remain in the multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION:Women with EEOC and concurrent endometriosis showed distinct characteristics and had longer disease-free survival when compared to those without endometriosis.
Authors: Hai Ming Li; Jin Wei Qiang; Gan Lin Xia; Shu Hui Zhao; Feng Hua Ma; Song Qi Cai; Feng Feng; Ai Yan Fu Journal: J Ovarian Res Date: 2015-04-30 Impact factor: 4.234
Authors: Amy L Shafrir; Ana Babic; Rulla M Tamimi; Bernard A Rosner; Shelley S Tworoger; Kathryn L Terry Journal: Br J Cancer Date: 2016-10-04 Impact factor: 7.640