Risk factors in women 40 years of age and younger with endometrial carcinoma.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
; 89(10): 1326-30, 2010 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-20846065
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To identify and compare risk factors among endometrial cancer patients ≤40 years of age, postmenopausal women with the same malignancy and women ≤40 years without malignancy.DESIGN:
Retrospective case-control study.SETTING:
Athens University, department of obstetrics and gynecology of a tertiary hospital serving a mainly urban population. POPULATION Endometrial cancer patients ≤40 years (study group, n = 40), postmenopausal women with the same malignancy (positive controls, n = 40) and women ≤40 (negative controls, n = 40) without endometrial cancer.METHODS:
Clinical history, treatment and follow-up of patients were evaluated. Factors studied included age, histology, stage, grade, lymphovascular space involvement, body mass index (BMI), cytology, lymph node status, parity, smoking, family history, hypertension recurrence and survival. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Differences in risk factors and characteristics.RESULTS:
Nulliparity, smoking and hypertension were significantly related with endometrial cancer in the study group compared to positive controls (p = 0.001, p < 0.01 and p < 0.001, respectively). BMI >30 significantly characterized patients in the study group compared to negative controls (p = 0.006). Finally, irregular menstruation and family history of cancer were observed more often in the study group compared to both control groups. Stage, grade, myometrial invasion, lymphovascular space involvement and lymph node status were comparable between the study and positive control groups.CONCLUSION:
Nulliparity, obesity, unstable menstruation, smoking and cancer in the family are strongly correlated with endometrial cancer risk in women ≤40 years.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Adenocarcinoma
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Neoplasias do Endométrio
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Grécia