From 1969 to 1977, 53 patients with surgical-pathologic stages II and III endometrial carcinoma were seen at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori of Milan. The treatment was individualized. The 5-year survival was 68.8% in stage II and 75.3% in stage III. The relapse-free survival was 68.9% and 69.4%, respectively. Adjuvant type of radiotherapy, degree of differentiation, depth of myometrial invasion, and especially sites of disease were the factors influencing survival.
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