Prediction of Tumor Grade and Stage in Endometrial Carcinoma By Preoperative Assessment of Sonographic Endometrial Thickness: Is It Possible?
Yigit Cakiroglu, Emek Doger, Sule Yildirim Kopuk, Canan Ozcan, Betul Nalbant, Aydın Corakçi, Izzet YucesoyDepartment Of Obstetrics And Gynecology,kocaeli University School Of Medicine, Kocaeli, TurkeyObjective: To evaluate preopertive accuracy of endometrial thickness for assesment of histologic grade and stage of endometrial carcinoma and also determining a cut-off value for the determination of grade of endometrial carcinoma.
Material and Methods: Clinical data of 105 patients who underwent surgical staging with endometrial carcinoma were reviewed retrospectively. Preoperatively endometrial thickness were recorded and correlated with pathologic information.
Results: A statistically significant correlation was found in between endometrial thickness and grade of the disease (r=0,746, p=0.001). Besides, no correlation was found between endometrial thickness and stage (r=0.153, p=0.119). The endometrial thickness at 9 mm revealed the optimal sensitivity and specificity (93.33 and 26.2, respectively) for turning through grade1 to grade 2 with 68.2% positive predictive value and 66.7% negative predictive value. We indicated the endometrial thickness at 27 mm as the optimal value with sensitivity and specificity (27.27 and 95.65, respectively) for turning through grade 2 to grade 3 with 66.7% positive predictive value and 77.5% negative predictive value.
Conclusion: In conlusion, sonographic evaluation of the endometrial thickness is economical, simple and can be used as a prognostic tool for endometrial cancer grading. The operating team may have the chance to get prepared before the operation and may have the chance to inform the patient about the operation.
Endometrium Kanserinde Preoperatif Ultrasonografik Endometrial Kalınlık Ölçümü ile Evre ve Derece Tahmini
Yigit Cakiroglu, Emek Doger, Sule Yildirim Kopuk, Canan Ozcan, Betul Nalbant, Aydın Corakçi, Izzet YucesoyKocaeli Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Khd Anabilim Dalı, KocaeliObjective: To evaluate preopertive accuracy of endometrial thickness for assesment of histologic grade and stage of endometrial carcinoma and also determining a cut-off value for the determination of grade of endometrial carcinoma.
Material and Methods: Clinical data of 105 patients who underwent surgical staging with endometrial carcinoma were reviewed retrospectively. Preoperatively endometrial thickness were recorded and correlated with pathologic information.
Results: A statistically significant correlation was found in between endometrial thickness and grade of the disease (r=0,746, p=0.001). Besides, no correlation was found between endometrial thickness and stage (r=0.153, p=0.119). The endometrial thickness at 9 mm revealed the optimal sensitivity and specificity (93.33 and 26.2, respectively) for turning through grade1 to grade 2 with 68.2% positive predictive value and 66.7% negative predictive value. We indicated the endometrial thickness at 27 mm as the optimal value with sensitivity and specificity (27.27 and 95.65, respectively) for turning through grade 2 to grade 3 with 66.7% positive predictive value and 77.5% negative predictive value.
Conclusion: In conlusion, sonographic evaluation of the endometrial thickness is economical, simple and can be used as a prognostic tool for endometrial cancer grading. The operating team may have the chance to get prepared before the operation and may have the chance to inform the patient about the operation.
Corresponding Author: Yigit Cakiroglu, Türkiye
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