Prognostic importance of DNA ploidy in non-endometrioid, high-risk endometrial carcinomas

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    • Bengt Sorbe
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  • Published online on: February 2, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4178
  • Pages: 2283-2289
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Abstract

The present study investigated the predictive and prognostic impact of DNA ploidy together with other well-known prognostic factors in a series of non-endometrioid, high-risk endometrial carcinomas. From a complete consecutive series of 4,543 endometrial carcinomas of International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stages I‑IV, 94 serous carcinomas, 48 clear cell carcinomas and 231 carcinosarcomas were selected as a non‑endometrioid, high‑risk group for further studies regarding prognosis. The impact of DNA ploidy, as assessed by flow cytometry, was of particular focus. The age of the patients, FIGO stage, depth of myometrial infiltration and tumor expression of p53 were also included in the analyses (univariate and multivariate). In the complete series of cases, the recurrence rate was 37%, and the 5‑year overall survival rate was 39% with no difference between the three histological subtypes. The primary cure rate (78%) was also similar for all tumor types studied. DNA ploidy was a significant predictive factor (on univariate analysis) for primary tumor cure rate, and a prognostic factor for survival rate (on univariate and multivariate analyses). The predictive and prognostic impact of DNA ploidy was higher in carcinosarcomas than in serous and clear cell carcinomas. In the majority of multivariate analyses, FIGO stage and depth of myometrial infiltration were the most important predictive (tumor recurrence) and prognostic (survival rate) factors. DNA ploidy status is a less important predictive and prognostic factor in non‑endometrioid, high‑risk endometrial carcinomas than in the common endometrioid carcinomas, in which FIGO and nuclear grade also are highly significant and important factors.
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Sorbe B: Prognostic importance of DNA ploidy in non-endometrioid, high-risk endometrial carcinomas. Oncol Lett 11: 2283-2289, 2016
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Sorbe, B. (2016). Prognostic importance of DNA ploidy in non-endometrioid, high-risk endometrial carcinomas. Oncology Letters, 11, 2283-2289. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4178
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Sorbe, B."Prognostic importance of DNA ploidy in non-endometrioid, high-risk endometrial carcinomas". Oncology Letters 11.3 (2016): 2283-2289.
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Sorbe, B."Prognostic importance of DNA ploidy in non-endometrioid, high-risk endometrial carcinomas". Oncology Letters 11, no. 3 (2016): 2283-2289. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4178