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Fan Z, Sun X, Han X, Sun C, Huang D. Exploring the significance of tumor volume in endometrial cancer: Clinical pathological features, prognosis, and adjuvant therapies. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e36442. [PMID: 38115321 PMCID: PMC10727535 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000036442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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To assist clinicians in formulating treatment strategies for endometrial cancer (EC), this retrospective study explores the relationship between tumor volume and clinical pathological features, as well as prognosis, in patients undergoing staging surgery. Preoperative pelvic MRI examinations were conducted on 234 histologically confirmed EC patients. The ITK-SNAP software was employed to manually delineate the region of interest in the MRI images and calculate the tumor volume (MRI-TV). The analysis focused on investigating the relationship between MRI-TV and the clinical pathological features and prognosis of EC patients. Larger MRI-TV was found to be associated with various adverse prognostic factors (G3, deep myometrial invasion, cervical stromal invasion, lymphovascular space invasion, lymph node metastasis, advanced international federation of gynecology and obstetrics staging, and receipt of adjuvant therapy). The receiver operating characteristic curve indicated that MRI-TV ≥ 8 cm3 predicted deep myometrial invasion, and MRI-TV ≥ 12 cm3 predicted lymph node metastasis. Penalized spline (P-spline) regression analysis identified 14 cm3 of MRI-TV as the optimal prognostic cutoff value. MRI-TV ≥ 14 cm3 was an independent prognostic factor for overall survival and disease-free survival. For patients with MRI-TV ≥ 14 cm3, the disease-free survival rate with adjuvant therapy was superior to that of the sole staging surgery group. This study demonstrates a significant correlation between MRI-TV and clinical pathological features and prognosis in EC. For patients with MRI-TV ≥ 14 cm3, staging surgery followed by adjuvant therapy was superior to sole staging surgery.
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- Zhixiang Fan
- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan, Zhengzhou, China
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- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan, Zhengzhou, China
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- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan, Zhengzhou, China
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- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan, Zhengzhou, China
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- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan, Zhengzhou, China
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López-González E, Rodriguez-Jiménez A, Gómez-Salgado J, Daza-Manzano C, Rojas-Luna JA, Alvarez RM. Role of tumor volume in endometrial cancer: An imaging analysis and prognosis significance. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2023; 163:840-846. [PMID: 37350418 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.14954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prognostic value of tumor volume on preoperative MRI in endometrial cancer (EC) patients and its association with adverse prognostic factors and survival. METHODS A retrospective observational study with 127 consecutive patients with endometrioid EC was carried out between 2016 and 2021 at Juan Ramón Jiménez University Hospital, Huelva (Spain). All patients underwent preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for local staging. The tumor volume was analyzed on MRI by two different methods: by measuring the three maximum diameters of the tumor according to an ellipse formula and by manual region of interest in different sections; the ratio between tumor volume and uterus volume was also calculated as a third tool. The relationships between volume, prognostic factors, and survival were analyzed. RESULTS A total of 127 patients with endometroid EC underwent preoperative MRI and were included in the study. Tumor volume was significantly higher for deep myometrial invasion, cervical stromal involvement, infiltrated serosa, lymph node metastases, high-grade EC, and lymphovascular space involvement, advanced FIGO stage, and High Recurrence Risk Group (P < 0.001). ROC curves showed that tumor volume greater than 25 cm3 predicts lymph node metastases. Volume index greater than 17 cm3 was associated with reduced disease-free survival (P < 0.001) and overall survival (P < 0.003). Multivariate analysis showed that the greatest tumor volume had an independent impact on recurrence (odds ratio [OR]1.019, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.005-1.032) and survival (OR 1.027, 95% CI 1.009-1.046). CONCLUSIONS This study shows an important correlation between tumor volume on MRI and poor prognostic factors. Preoperative tumor volume on MRI is a valuable biomarker to be considered for management of EC.
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- Elga López-González
- Gynecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario Juan Ramón Jiménez, Huelva, Spain
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- Department of Sociology, Social Work and Public Health, Faculty of Labor Sciences, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain
- Safety and Health Postgraduate Programme, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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- Gynecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario Juan Ramón Jiménez, Huelva, Spain
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- Gynecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario Juan Ramón Jiménez, Huelva, Spain
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- Gynecological Oncology and Breast Cancer Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario Santa Cristina, Madrid, Spain
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Ambrosio M, Raffone A, Alletto A, Cini C, Filipponi F, Neola D, Fabbri M, Arena A, Raimondo D, Salucci P, Guerrini M, Travaglino A, Paradisi R, Mollo A, Seracchioli R, Casadio P. Is preoperative ultrasound tumor size a prognostic factor in endometrial carcinoma patients? Front Oncol 2022; 12:993629. [PMID: 36212493 PMCID: PMC9538669 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.993629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Objective We aimed to assess the prognostic value of preoperative ultrasound tumor size in EC through a single center, observational, retrospective, cohort study. Methods Medical records and electronic clinical databases were searched for all consecutive patients with EC, preoperative ultrasound scans available to ad hoc estimate tumor size, and a follow-up of at least 2-year, at our Institution from January 2010 to June 2018. Patients were divided into two groups based on different dimensional cut-offs for the maximum tumor diameter: 2, 3 and 4 cm. Differences in overall survival (OS), disease specific survival (DSS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were assessed among the groups by using the Kaplan–Meier estimator and the log-rank test. Results 108 patients were included in the study. OS, DSS and PFS did not significantly differ between the groups based on the different tumor diameter cut-offs. No significant differences were found among the groups sub-stratified by age, BMI, FIGO stage, FIGO grade, lymphovascular space invasion status, myometrial invasion, lymph nodal involvement, histotype, and adjuvant treatment. Conclusions Preoperative ultrasound tumor size does not appear as a prognostic factor in EC women.
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- Marco Ambrosio
- Mother-Child Department, Ospedale Maggiore, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gynaecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- *Correspondence: Antonio Raffone, ;
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Densitry, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gynaecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gynaecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- *Correspondence: Antonio Raffone, ;
; Diego Raimondo, ;
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gynaecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Gynecopathology and Breast Pathology Unit, Department of Woman’s Health Science, Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Schola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Division of Gynaecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Gynaecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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