Successful salvage treatment of recurrent endometrial cancer with multiple lung and abdominal metastases
Hsu, L.H.; Chen, Y.P.; Chang, H.P.; Chen, Y.R.; Hong, J.H.; Chao, A.; Lai, C.H.
European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology 32(2): 218-220
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0392-2936 PMID: 21614922 Document Number: 652499
The prognosis of recurrent endometrial carcinoma is generally poor except for isolated vaginal or pelvic relapse without previous radiation. Recurrences associated with infield failure or distant metastasis carry a poor prognosis. We report a case of recurrent endometrial carcinoma treated with cytoreductive surgery, targeted radiation to lung metastasis defined by CT and PET and adjuvant chemo-hormone therapy followed by maintenance progestin therapy with a good outcome. This case implied that chemo-hormone therapy with targeted radiation should be evaluated in recurrent endometrial cancer with positive progesterone receptor for salvage treatment.