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Table 2 Clinicopathological characteristics of 432 women with endometrial carcinoma. Values are presented as median (range) or number (%)

From: PIpelle Prospective ENDOmetrial carcinoma (PIPENDO) study, pre-operative recognition of high risk endometrial carcinoma: a multicentre prospective cohort study

Characteristics

  

Age at primary surgery, years

66

(41–90)

Pre-operative histologya

  

Office endometrial biopsy

311

(72.0)

Hysteroscopic biopsy

128

(29.6)

Curettage

75

(17.4)

Histological subtypeb

  

Endometrioid

370

(85.6)

Serous papillary

33

(7.6)

Clear cell

9

(2.1)

Mucinous adenocarcinoma

2

(0.5)

Carcinosarcoma

18

(4.2)

Histological gradeb

  

1

193

(44.7)

2

127

(29.4)

3

112

(25.9)

FIGO 2009 stage

  

I

362

(83.8)

II

27

(6.3)

III

35

(8.1)

IV

8

(1.9)

  1. a 82 patients have more than one pre-operative histological sample
  2. b Unrevised classification based on hysterectomy specimen