Role of pelvic lymphadenectomy in stage 1A endometrial carcinoma diagnosed preoperatively by pelvic ultrasonography and CT scan

Peer review under responsibility of Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine.

Available online 31 October 2013

Figures & data

Graph 1 Demonstrates distribution of cases with myometrial invasion in relation to different histological grades of the different pathological types.

Graph 2 Demonstrates distribution of cases with lymph node metastasis in relation to different histological grades of the different pathological types.

Table 1 Relation between pathological types of endometrial carcinoma and age, myometrial invasion and metastatic affection of pelvic lymph nodes.

Types of endometrial cancer	Number	Mean age	Myometrial invasion		Lymph node metastasis
			Yes	No	Yes	No
Endometrioid G1	10	49.4465	1	9	0	10
Endometrioid G2	35	59.5434	3	32	3	32
Endometrioid G3	7	60.345	5	2	6	1
Serous papillary G1	3	61.143	1	2	0	3
Serous papillary G2	5	67.453	3	2	3	2
Total	60	59.58618	13	47	12	48

Table 2 Relation between pathological types of endometrial carcinoma and age.

Types of endometrial cancer	Number	Mean age
Endometrioid G1	10	49.4 ± 6.98
Endometrioid G2	35	59.5 ± 7.11
Endometrioid G3	7	60.3 ± 5.88
Serous papillary G1	3	61.1 ± 6.07
Serous papillary G2	5	67.4 ± 5.77
Total	60	59.6 ± 5.22
F		2.98
P		0.107

Table 3 Relation between pathological types of endometrial carcinoma and myometrial invasion and metastatic affection of pelvic lymph nodes.

Types of endometrial cancer	Number	Myometrial invasion				Lymph node metastasis
		Yes		No		Yes		No
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Endometrioid G1	10	1	10.0	9	90.0	0	0.0	10	100.0
Endometrioid G2	35	3	8.6	32	91.4	3	8.6	32	91.4
Endometrioid G3	7	5	71.4	2	28.6	6	85.7	1	14.3
Serous papillary G1	3	1	33.3	2	66.7	0	0.0	3	100.0
Serous papillary G2	5	3	60.0	2	40.0	3	60.0	2	40.0
Total	60	13	21.7	47	78.3	12	20.0	48	80.0
X^2		19.22				20.3
P		0.0074^∗				0.0012^∗
P Z–test for yes only		0.215				0.265