Koji Matsuo1,2, Aida Moeini3, Hiroko Machida3, Christopher A Scannell4, Jennifer K Casabar3, Mamoru Kakuda5, Sosuke Adachi6, Jocelyn Garcia-Sayre3, Yutaka Ueda5, Lynda D Roman3,7. 1. Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. koji.matsuo@med.usc.edu. 2. Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. koji.matsuo@med.usc.edu. 3. Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 4. Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. 6. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan. 7. Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Endometrial cancer arising in adenomyosis (EC-AIA) is a rare entity of endometrial cancer, and its clinical significance has not been well studied. This study aimed to examine the tumor characteristics and survival outcomes of EC-AIA. METHODS: An exploratory analysis was performed to compare EC-AIA and historical control cases. For this study, EC-AIA cases were identified via a systematic literature search using PubMed/MEDLINE with entry keywords "endometrial cancer OR uterine cancer" AND "adenomyosis" (n = 46). The control group comprised consecutive non-EC-AIA cases from four institutions that had hysterectomy-based surgical staging (n = 1294). Patient demographics, pathology results, and survival outcomes were evaluated between the two groups. RESULTS: The EC-AIA group was significantly older than the control group (58.9 vs. 55.3 years; P = 0.032). In terms of tumor characteristics, 56.5% of the EC-AIA cases showed tumor within the myometrium without endometrial extension, and the EC-AIA group was significantly more likely to have tumors with more than 50% myometrial invasion (51.6 vs. 26.6%; P = 0.002) and serous/clear cell histology (22.2 vs. 8.2%, P = 0.002) while less likely to express estrogen receptor (14.3 vs. 84.6%; P < 0.001). Grade and stage distributions were similar (P > 0.05). In the univariate analysis, the EC-AIA group had a significantly poorer disease-free survival than the control group (5-year rate: 71.4 vs. 80.6%; P = 0.014). In the multivariate analysis, with control for age, ethnicity, histology, grade, and stage, EA-CIC remained an independent prognostic factor for decreased disease-free survival (adjusted hazard ratio, 3.07; 95% confidence interval 1.55-6.08; P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The study suggested that endometrial cancer arising in adenomyosis may be an aggressive variant of endometrial cancer.
BACKGROUND:Endometrial cancer arising in adenomyosis (EC-AIA) is a rare entity of endometrial cancer, and its clinical significance has not been well studied. This study aimed to examine the tumor characteristics and survival outcomes of EC-AIA. METHODS: An exploratory analysis was performed to compare EC-AIA and historical control cases. For this study, EC-AIA cases were identified via a systematic literature search using PubMed/MEDLINE with entry keywords "endometrial cancer OR uterine cancer" AND "adenomyosis" (n = 46). The control group comprised consecutive non-EC-AIA cases from four institutions that had hysterectomy-based surgical staging (n = 1294). Patient demographics, pathology results, and survival outcomes were evaluated between the two groups. RESULTS: The EC-AIA group was significantly older than the control group (58.9 vs. 55.3 years; P = 0.032). In terms of tumor characteristics, 56.5% of the EC-AIA cases showed tumor within the myometrium without endometrial extension, and the EC-AIA group was significantly more likely to have tumors with more than 50% myometrial invasion (51.6 vs. 26.6%; P = 0.002) and serous/clear cell histology (22.2 vs. 8.2%, P = 0.002) while less likely to express estrogen receptor (14.3 vs. 84.6%; P < 0.001). Grade and stage distributions were similar (P > 0.05). In the univariate analysis, the EC-AIA group had a significantly poorer disease-free survival than the control group (5-year rate: 71.4 vs. 80.6%; P = 0.014). In the multivariate analysis, with control for age, ethnicity, histology, grade, and stage, EA-CIC remained an independent prognostic factor for decreased disease-free survival (adjusted hazard ratio, 3.07; 95% confidence interval 1.55-6.08; P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The study suggested that endometrial cancer arising in adenomyosis may be an aggressive variant of endometrial cancer.
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