Prognostic significance of positive peritoneal cytology in endometrial carcinoma |
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| Authors: | J L Mazurka G V Krepart R J Lotocki |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. |
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| Abstract: | A retrospective review of 280 patients with endometrial carcinoma who had peritoneal cytologic examination done at the time of laparotomy was undertaken. A positive cytologic finding was the only manifestation of extrauterine disease in 16 patients (6%). Four (25%) of these patients had a recurrence. Only 13 (5%) of 237 patients with negative cytologic findings had a recurrence. Positive peritoneal cytology is a marker for potential recurrence. |
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