Endometrial Cancer, Lymphedema
Conditions
Keywords
lower-extremity lymphedema, 16-1001
Brief summary
The investigators are interested in understanding how the patient has been doing since their surgery for endometrial cancer and if they are experiencing any symptoms related to lymphedema (swelling) in the your lower body. The investigators hope that information from the patient and others will help them improve care for women treated for endometrial cancer.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALquestionnaire
A questionnaire that has been validated by investigators at the Mayo Clinic. The questionnaire has 13 items to assess the rate of patient-reported lymphedema. The questionnaire will be mailed and then followed up with a second mailing after month 1 and a phone call after month 2. Within 3 months of sending the questionnaire a patient will be either considered as a responder vs non-responder. The date of surgery and the date of when the questionnaire is filled out will be captured.
Sponsors
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Presented to MSK with newly diagnosed endometrial carcinoma of any histologic profile clinically confined to the uterus and/or uterine cervix * Underwent primary surgery at our institution, to include at least a total hysterectomy via laparotomy, laparoscopy, or robotic approach, between January 2006 and December 2013 * Alive at the time of study activation
Exclusion criteria
* Had documented macroscopic evidence of extrauterine disease at the time of initial diagnosis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| compare lymphedema prevalence | 1 year | Data from respondents will be analyzed to determine prevalence of patient reported lymphedema overall; these will then be compared to the prevalence among those who underwent SLN mapping alone, or a comprehensive pelvic lymphadenectomy (+/- para-aortic LND and +/-SLN mapping in conjunction). |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed