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Objective: To study the clinical pathological characteristics of ovarian metastasis of endometrial carcinoma and the factors affecting prognosis. Methods: Retrospective analysis was made to the clinical pathological outcome of endometrial carcinoma patients receiving surgical treatment in our hospital from January 1990 to December 2002. Results: Among the 191 cases of endometrial carcinoma patients, 17 cases (8.9%) had ovarian metastasis and young patients were more likely to have ovarian metastasis. The multiple factor analysis showed that the independent risk factors of ovarian metastasis in endometrial carcinoma included the depth of myometrial invasion, lymph node metastasis and pathological types. Conclusion: Ovarian metastasis in patients with endometrial carcinoma is associated with poor prognosis, the depth of myometrial invasion, lymph node metastasis and histologic types are independent risk factors affecting the prognosis. For young patients at early stage of the disease, it should be prudent as to whether to retain the ovary.
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Biography: ZHOU Feng-zhi (1963–), female, attending physician, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, majors in gynecologic oncology.
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Zhou, Fz., Chen, Yn. & Zhang, Gn. Ovarian metastasis in patient with endometrial carcinoma. Chin. J. Cancer Res. 17, 230–234 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11670-005-0047-9
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