AIM: To study the therapeutic aspects of endometrial cancer at the Joliot Curie Institute in Dakar. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective study conducted at the Joliot Curie Institute in Dakar including all cases of endometrial cancer confirmed by histology between January 2012 and December 2016. RESULTS: There were 30 cases of endometrial cancer over a period of five years. Endometrioid adenocarcinoma was the most common type of histology and was found in 25 patients, or 84% of cases. The patients were classified as stages I and II of FIGO in 43% of cases, stage III in 24% of cases and stage IV in 33% of cases. Colpo-hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy (CHL) was the main surgical procedure performed. External radiotherapy was performed in three patients or 10%. A case of radiation cystitis and radiodermatitis were recorded as a radiotherapy complication. No patient received brachytherapy. Chemotherapy was performed in 17 patients, ie 56.6%. She was adjuvant in 10 patients, or 34% of cases. Pelvic recurrences were noted in three patients who underwent 10% surgery. After 13 months of follow-up, survival was 50%. CONCLUSION: The most effective treatment modality for endometrial cancer at the Joliot Curie Institute was surgery followed by chemotherapy and Radiation therapy.
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