Effect of diagnostic hysteroscopy on peritoneal cytology and prognosis in patients with clinical stage one endometrial cancer / 重庆医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective: To explore the safety of using diagnostic hysteroscopy in patients with clinical stage one endometrial cancer,whether diagnostic hysteroscopy can increases the risk of positive peritoneal cytology in such patients and affects their post-operative prognosis.Methods: Medical records of 52 patients with clinical stage one endometrial cancer diagnosed by pre-operative hysteroscopy in our hospital were reviewed in this retrospective study,informations about cytological test of abdominal peritoneal fluid,type of operation,post-operative surgical stage and follow-up were collected.Results: The mean interval between hysteroscopy and laparotomy was 36 days(5~82d),2/52(3.8%) present positive peritoneal cytology,the mean survival time was 81 months(9~130m),the 5-year survival rate was 91.5%.Conclusion: Diagnostic hysteroscopy had not increase the risk of positive peritoneal cytology,also had no adverse effect on prognosis in clinical stage one endometrial cancer patients.