For patients with endometrial cancer, should tumor size be included as a risk factor for recurrence?
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Radiation Oncology · University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital
Tumor size is not currently used in staging for endometrial cancer.
There have been some retrospective studies that suggest a higher rate of local recurrence and recurrence-free survival in patients with endometrial cancer and a larger tumor size (>2-2.5 cm). (Sozzi et al., PMID 29489475) (Han et al....
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Radiation Oncology · Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
I think Dr. @Dr. First Last has made a number of good points.
My only thought is that for folks who have medically inoperable endometrial cancer, they don't really have an alternative option for definitive intent management. So while tumor size may be indirectly prognostic of a chance of success, the...