Objective: To study the risk factors for ovarian metastasis in patients with endometrial carcinoma.
Method: The pathological and clinical features and outcomes of endometrial carcinoma patients who were diagnosed and treated in our hospital from Jan 1996 to Dec 2002 were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed.
Results: Of the 321 cases reviewed, 15 (4.7%) had ovarian metastasis, among which 60% were recessive metastasis. Factors predictive of ovarian metastasis on logistic forward regression were depth of myometrial invasion, histologic grade and regional lymphatic nodes invasion.
Conclusion: Depth of myometrial invasion, histologic grade and regional lymphatic nodes invasion are the independent predictive factors for ovarian metastasis of endometrial carcinoma.