Profile of endometrial cancer patient at Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar, Bali-Indonesia

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Endometrial cancer is one type of cancer that is often experienced by women, especially in the post-menopausal female population. The incidence of endometrial cancer in developing countries, including Indonesia, is increasing due to the lack of access to early detection and diagnosis of endometrial cancer that requires curettage or biopsy that must be done in a hospital. AIM: The purpose of this study was to observe various risk factors and characteristics of endometrial cancer patients such as initial complaints, age, parity, family history, body mass index, history of hypertension, history of diabetes mellitus, histological type, degree of differentiation, cancer stage, and treatment. METHODS: This retrospective and descriptive study was carried out at the obstetrics and gynecology polyclinic and the medical record installation at Sanglah Hospital Denpasar Bali from November 2020 until May 2021. A total of 215 patients with endometrial cancer were enrolled in this study. RESULTS: A total of 215 endometrial cancer were obtained during this study period. The most common clinical characteristics were vaginal bleeding (91.4%), age range between 51 and 60 years old (42%), multiparity (58%), body mass index overweight (55.9%), history of hypertension 54.2%, no history of diabetes mellitus DM (71.8%), Stage II disease (42.5%), Type I endometrioid 53.2%, and operative management 98.4%. CONCLUSION: Our descriptive study concluded that most of patients were found in Stage II disease of endometrial cancer.