Abstract
Aim:
 Determining the relationship between clinical and pathological features in endometrial cancer is essential for both prognostic and potential therapeutic benefits. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between pelvic and paraaortic lymph node (PLN and PALN) metastasis and prognostic factors in patients with endometrial cancer (EC).
 Materials and Method:
 Medical records of patients who underwent primary surgery for EC in our gynecological oncology center between the 2016 and 2018 were reviewed retrospectively. The relationship between pelvic and paraaortic lymph node metastasis was evaluated with data such as patient age, body mass index, serum CA 125 level, macroscopic tumor diameter, and patients’ risk groups.
 Results:
 Fifty-seven patients with EC were evaluated. Lymph node involvement was detected in 10 patients (17.5%). Acording to Modiffied Mayo criterias ; the patients with grade 3 EC had a higher risk of metastasis compared to other grades (p=0.025). Patients with lymph node metastases had a greater depth of invasion (p=0.001). There was no relationship between tumor size and lymph node metastasis (p=0.494). In the logistic regression analysis, the depth of invasion was found to be an independent risk factor for lymph node metastasis. There was no significant relationship between the presence of PLN and PALN metastases in patients with high-risk endometrial cancer, but the presence of PALN metastasis was significant in patients with low-risk endometrial cancer with PLN metastasis (p=0.002).
 Conclusion:
 These findings support the idea that routine evaluation of tumor invasion depth during endometrial cancer surgery may be useful in predicting lymph node metastasis and guiding the operation.
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