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Table 2 Patients’ pre-operative diagnosis, MRI staging, post-operative histological type, histological stage and histological grade of endometrial carcinoma

From: The well-being of women following total laparoscopic hysterectomy versus total abdominal hysterectomy for endometrial cancer

 

TAH (n = 49)

TLH (n = 32)

p value

Pre-operative diagnosis [n (%)]

Endometrial carcinoma

42 (85.7)

20 (62.5)

0.038*

Atypical hyperplasia

3 (6.1)

8 (25.0)

Complex hyperplasia

1 (2.0)

1 (3.1)

Other

2 (4.1)

2 (6.3)

MRI Stage [n (%)]

IA

5 (10.2)

9 (28.1)

0.076

IB

10 (20.4)

6 (18.8)

IC

7 (14.3)

0

IIA

2 (4.1)

0

IIB

2 (4.1)

1 (3.1)

IIIA

2 (4.1)

0

IIIB

0

0

IIIC

3 (6.1)

0

IV

1 (2.0)

0

Primary tumour not identified

2 (4.1)

4 (12.5)

No MRI

15 (30.6)

12 (37.5)

Post-operative histological type [n (%)]

Endometroid Adenocarcinoma

40 (81.6)

27 (84.4)

0.018*

Carcinosarcoma

6 (12.2)

0

Serous papillary carcinoma

2 (4.1)

0

Benign disease

1 (2.0)

5 (15.5)

Post-operative histological stage [n (%)]

IA

4 (8.2)

10 (31.3)

0.011*

IB

21 (42.9)

12 (37.5)

IC

8 (16.3)

1 (3.1)

IIA

1 (2.0)

0

IIB

5 (10.2)

1 (3.1)

IIIA

7 (14.3)

3 (9.4)

IIIB

0

1 (3.1)

IIIC

2 (4.1)

0

IV

1 (2.0)

0

No histological stage reported

0

4 (12.5)

Post-operative histological grade [n (%)]

I

16 (32.7)

15 (46.9)

0.187

II

23 (46.9)

9 (28.1)

III

8 (16.3)

4 (12.5)

No histological grade reported

2 (4.1)

4 (12.5)

  1. Data expressed as absolute numbers (percentage of group)
  2. TAH total abdominal hysterectomy, TLH total laparoscopic hysterectomy, MRI magnetic resonance imaging