Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6191544 European Journal of Surgical Oncology (EJSO) 2016 10 Pages PDF
Abstract

ObjectiveEndometrial cancer primarily affects elderly women. The aim of the present literature review is to define the population of elderly women with this disease and to define the characteristics of this cancer in elderly people as well as its surgical treatment.Materials and methodsA systematic review of the English-language literature of the last 20 years indexed in the PubMed database.ResultsEndometrial cancer is more aggressive in elderly women. However, surgical staging performed in elderly patients is often not concomitant with the disease's aggressiveness in this group. Mini-invasive surgery is performed less often, for no obvious reason. Of note, oncogeriatric evaluation was not usually ruled out to determine the most appropriate surgical modality.ConclusionStudies are needed to evaluate surgical management of endometrial cancer in elderly women, notably with the aid of oncogeriatric scores to predict surgical morbidity.

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