Mucinous differentiation of endometrioid endometrial carcinoma: Impact on pathology features and survival outcomes

Vasilios Pergialiotis, Dimitrios Haidopoulos, Vasilios Lygizos, Dimitrios Efthimios Vlachos,  Ioannis Rodolakis, Aikaterini Dimopoulou, Kalliroi Goula, Nikolaos Thomakos

Objective: Mucinous differentiation of endometrioid adenocarcinoma refers to the presence of a mucinous component that does not exceed 50% of the surface of the tumor. It has been associated with improved survival outcomes. In the present systematic review, we summarize the evidence to provide a robust result concerning the prognostic significance of this histologic variant …

Posted in 2023 Volume 22 – Issue 4 Tagged , , ,

Comparison of survival outcomes among patients with uterine carcinosarcoma and those with grade 3 uterine carcinoma: A systematic review of the literature

Vasilios Pergialiotis, Nikolaos Thomakos, Nikol-Natalia Armata, Efthimia Eirini Gkotsi, Andreas Konstantinos Gousias, Ioanna Kaisari, Marianna Marra, Alexandros Rodolakis, Dimitrios Haidopoulos

Introduction: Endometrial carcinosarcoma is an aggressive form of cancer that has been classified in type II endometrial carcinomas. However, survival outcomes seem to differ considerably compared to grade 3 endometrioid adenocarcinoma, the predominant form of cancer in this group of patients. The purpose of the present systematic review is to investigate overall and progression free survival in patients with endometrial carcinosarcoma to those of patients with grade 3 endometrioid adenocarcinoma …

Posted in 2022 Volume 21 – Issue 2 Tagged , , ,