Comparing Endometrial Cancer in Women Younger and Older than 40 Years Referred to Radiotherapy-Oncology Department of Ahwaz Golestan Hospital from 2001-2012

[摘要] BackgroundandObjective:EndometrialcanceristhemostcommongynecologicmalignancyinEuropeandfourthcommoncancerinUnitedState.TheaimofthisstudywastogaininsightaboutthestatueofendometrialcancerinKhuzestanprovinceoverelevenyearage.SubjectsandMethods:Thisdescriptiveandretrospectivestudyincluded130medialrecordsfrompatientswithendometrialcancerreferredtoourRadiology-OncologydeparmtentofGolestanhopsitalduringelevenyears(2001-2012).Thepatientsweredividedintotwogroups:40yearsageoryoungr(groupA)andolderthan40years(groupB).ThecollecteddatawereanalyzedwithSPSS21usingdescriptivefisherexactteststatistics.Results:Thefiledatashowedthat10%(13/130)ofthepatientswithendometrialcancerwereaged40orlower.84%ofallpatientshad“endometrioidtype”.Theprevalenceofhigh-riskhistologyendometrialcancer(papillaryserousandclearcell)significantlywerehigheringroupB(P=0.04).Howeverpoorhistologicgrade(grade3)andmetastaticcarcinoma(stage4)weremorefrequentinpatientolderthan40,Althoughnotstatisticallysignificant.(14.5versus7.7%,p=0.9)and(11.1%versus7.7%,p=1).Conclusion:Itseemsthatincidenceofendometrialcancerhasincreasedamongyoungerfemales.Althoughmostofthesepatientshadlowstagecancersandgrades,andlow-riskendometrialcarcinomandtherefore,mayhavebetterprognosis.

[学科分类] 基础医学