Successful salvage treatment of recurrent endometrial cancer with multiple lung and abdominal metastases

  • L. H. Hsu
  • , Y. P. Chen
  • , H. P. Chang
  • , Y. R. Chen
  • , J. H. Hong
  • , A. Chao
  • , C. H. Lai

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Abstract

The prognosis of recurrent endometrial carcinoma is generally poor except for isolated vaginal or pelvic relapse without previous radiation. Recurrences associated with infield failure or distant metastasis carry a poor prognosis. We report a case of recurrent endometrial carcinoma treated with cytoreductive surgery, targeted radiation to lung metastasis defined by CT and PET and adjuvant chemo-hormone therapy followed by maintenance progestin therapy with a good outcome. This case implied that chemo-hormone therapy with targeted radiation should be evaluated in recurrent endometrial cancer with positive progesterone receptor for salvage treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)218-220
Number of pages3
JournalEuropean Journal of Gynaecological Oncology
Volume32
Issue number2
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chemo-hormone therapy
  • Recurrent endometrial cancer
  • Salvage treatment
  • Targeted radiation

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