Uterine endometrial carcinoma: 10 years' experience with long-term follow-up at a single Korean institution.

Aim: To evaluate prognostic factors in Korean patients with endometrial cancer. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 248 patients who were staged surgically at the Samsung Medical Center between 1995 and 2004. Survival data were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier estimates, and multivariate analysis was performed using the Cox regression method. Results: The median age was 51 years (range 21–75), which was younger than in previous studies in Western patients, and the age of 50 years was the cutoff to predict survival. More than half (55.6%) were normal weight or underweight (BMI Conclusions: Korean patients with endometrial cancer were younger and had a lower BMI than previously reported. Furthermore, age greater than 50 years was predictive of a poor outcome. Age, FIGO stage, histopathology and a p53 mutation were independent prognostic factors for survival.