Korean J Obstet Gynecol.
1997 Aug;40(8):1797-1801.
A Case of Complete Response by Hormonal Therapy with Tamoxifen and Progesterone in Recurrent Endometrial Cancer to Metastasis to Lung
Abstract
- Endometrial carcinoma has been the most common female pelvic malignancy in the U.S.A. Approximately one-fourth of patient treated for early endometrial cancer will develop reccure-nt disease. Kelly and Baker first descibed that the use of progestational agents for treatment of met- astatic endometrial cancer in 1961. Response of progesterone therapy in metastatic endometrial cancer is related to several factors. Higher response rates are observed in well differentiated tumors, longer disease free interval and tumors that positive for estrogen and progesterone re- ceptors. We experienced a case of complete response in recurrent endometrial cancer to metastasis to lung treated by tamoxifen and progesterone, we present this case with a brief review of lite- rature.
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