Prognosis of Patients with Ovarian Carcinoma Associated with Pelvic Endometriosis

Objective:To summarize the relationship between the pelvic endometriosis and the ovarian caricinoma.Methods:137 cases with ovarian carcinoma from Jan.1 2003 to 2005 were analyzed retrospectively.Results:Among 37 cases,endomtriod car- cinoma and clear cell carcinoma were most frequently associated with endometriosis,with 18 cases and 11 cases respectively. There were t6 cases,who＜50y (45%) and 10 cases,who＞50y (28%).There were no significantly incidence of the meno- pause women.Drug therapy is recommended for endomtfisis after the operation.In the treatment of endomtriod carcinoma, Taxol and DDP can be used as an accessory method.Concliusion:Patients having ovarian carcinoma with pelvic endometriosis have a better prognosis than those without endometriosis.There is a close relationship between endometriosis and ovarian endo- metriod carcinoma and clear carcinoma,the malignant transformation of endometriosis foci may be an important origin of them.