Extent of lymph node dissection and overall survival in patients with uterine carcinosarcoma, papillary serous and endometrioid adenocarcinoma: A retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To evaluate the interaction between extent of lymph node dissection (LND) and overall survival (OS) in patients with various histologic types of uterine cancer.

Methods: We retrospectively identified 834 patients who had primary surgery in our institution for uterine carcinosarcoma (CS), papillary serous (UPSC) and endometrioid adenocarcinoma between 1984 and 2009. Stage, grade, total lymph node count (LNC), positive LNC, adjuvant therapy, age, race and OS were collected.

External validation of a nomogram for predicting survival of women with uterine cancer in a cohort of African American patients.

Objective: This study aimed to externally validate a nomogram for predicting overall survival of women with uterine cancer in an African American population.

Methods: After the institutional review board approval, data from the uterine cancer database from 2 major teaching hospitals in Brooklyn, NY, were analyzed. The predicted survival for each patient was calculated with the use of the nonogram; the data were clustered in deciles and compared with the observed survival data.