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Vaginal hysterectomy was performed on 31 patients with stage I endometrial cancer because of medical problems which placed them at high risk for morbidity and mortality from abdominal surgery. These risk factors included morbid obesity (87%), hypertension (58%), diabetes mellitus (35%), and cardiovascular diseases (26%). The perioperative morbidity was minimal, with only four patients (13%) experiencing complications requiring extended hospital stays and no deaths. Adjuvant radiotherapy was administered in 35% of patients with either deep myometrial invasion or unfavorable histology. The 3- and 5-year disease-free survival rates were 100 and 93%, respectively. The only cancer-related death occurred 4.5 years following surgery. Although the authors are not advocating vaginal hysterectomy as standard treatment of endometrial cancer, this approach provides an acceptable alternative to abdominal surgery in the medically compromised patient.
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PMID:Use of vaginal hysterectomy for the management of stage I endometrial cancer in the medically compromised patient. 198 19

A 53-year-old woman was wheelchair-dependent and unable to work due to an extreme increase in abdominal circumference. Closer investigation revealed an ovarian tumour. A mucinous cystadenoma of the ovary weighing more than 20 kg was removed with laparotomy. A 63-year-old woman presented with postmenopausal haemorrhage. Morbid obesity and agoraphobia had prevented her from visiting a doctor earlier. She was eventually diagnosed with stage 1C grade III endometrial carcinoma, which was treated with surgery and vaginal brachytherapy. The incidence of gynaecological tumours is increased in patients with a high BMI. This association is stronger for endometrial carcinoma than for ovarian carcinoma. Obesity has a favourable influence on the histological grade of endometrial carcinoma, and is associated with lower-stage ovarian cancer. Surgery-related complications are more common in obese patients. Determining the optimal dose of adjuvant therapy is also problematic in obese patients.
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PMID:[Endometrial and ovarian tumours and their association with obesity]. 1880 84

Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy in the Western world and is strongly associated with obesity. Despite the fact that most cases are diagnosed in early, more favorable stages, endometrial cancer incidence and mortality rates are on the rise. Morbidly obese women with endometrial cancer are more likely to die of their co-morbidities and also of their cancers when compared to their leaner cohorts. Given the increasing rates of morbid obesity in the United States, it is essential to develop appropriate screening tools and guidelines to reduce cancer morbidity and death amongst this group. Through an analysis of the existing literature, we present a review of the epidemiologic trends in obesity and endometrial cancer, discuss the promising role of screening biomarker studies, review prevention efforts and modifiable risk factors, and ways in which health outcomes and quality of life for endometrial cancer survivors may be optimized.
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PMID:Endometrial cancer and obesity: epidemiology, biomarkers, prevention and survivorship. 1940 60

Uterine cancer is the fourth most common cancer in Canadian women, with an estimated 4200 new cases and 790 disease-related deaths in 2008. We investigated the domains that are important for further implementation of minimally invasive surgery for the management of endometrial cancer by performing a literature review to assess the available data on overall and disease-free survival in laparoscopic versus open surgery. We also investigated the influence of patient- related factors, surgical factors, quality of life, and cost implications. Among the 23 articles reviewed, five were randomized controlled trials (RCTs), four were prospective reviews, and 14 were retrospective reviews. The RCTs showed no difference in overall and disease-free survival for patients with endometrial cancer who had undergone laparoscopic hysterectomy compared with open surgery. Morbid obesity is a limiting factor for the feasibility of complete laparoscopic staging. Laparoscopy seems to decrease complications and decrease blood loss. It also shortens hospital stay, with improved short-term quality of life and cosmesis, while yielding similar lymph node counts. Overall, laparoscopy is cost-effective, because the increased operation cost of laparoscopy is offset by the shorter hospital stay and faster return to work. On the basis of currently available data, patients with endometrial cancer should be offered minimally invasive surgery as part of their treatment for endometrial cancer whenever possible.
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PMID:Laparoscopic surgery for endometrial cancer: a review. 2056 38

Obesity is a significant risk factor for the development of endometrial hyperplasia and cancer. More conservative prevention and management strategies are attractive due to the increased surgical risk and complication rates associated with obesity. The Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS, Mirena) has been shown to reduce the risk of developing endometrial cancer. The recent joint Green Top Guideline on the Management of Endometrial Hyperplasia published by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) with the British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE) recommends the LNG-IUS for the medical management of endometrial hyperplasia without atypia. This case study reports on the development of endometrioid adenocarcinoma despite the presence of an LNG-IUS following a negative hysteroscopy in a 56-year-old woman with morbid obesity. This report highlights the need for patients and clinicians to remain vigilant to the early warning signs of developing endometrial cancer, especially in those at an increased risk secondary to obesity.
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PMID:Development of endometrioid adenocarcinoma despite Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system: a case report with discussion and review of the RCOG/BSGE Guideline on the Management of Endometrial Hyperplasia. 2798 50