Difference between revisions of "Endometrial carcinoma"
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'''Endometrial carcinoma''', also '''endometrial adenocarcinoma''', is a common gynecologic malingnancy<ref name=pmid19072487>{{cite journal |author=Fowler W, Mutch D |title=Management of endometrial cancer |journal=Womens Health (Lond Engl) |volume=4 |issue=5 |pages=479–89 |year=2008 |month=September |pmid=19072487 |doi=10.2217/17455057.4.5.479 |url=}}</ref> that often arises from [[endometrial hyperplasia]]. The incidence of endometrial carcinoma is increasing, as the proportion of obese individuals is increasing. | '''Endometrial carcinoma''', also '''endometrial adenocarcinoma''', is a common gynecologic malingnancy<ref name=pmid19072487>{{cite journal |author=Fowler W, Mutch D |title=Management of endometrial cancer |journal=Womens Health (Lond Engl) |volume=4 |issue=5 |pages=479–89 |year=2008 |month=September |pmid=19072487 |doi=10.2217/17455057.4.5.479 |url=}}</ref> that often arises from [[endometrial hyperplasia]]. The incidence of endometrial carcinoma is increasing, as the proportion of [[obese]] individuals is increasing. | ||
An introduction to the endometrium is in the article ''[[endometrium]]''. | An introduction to the endometrium is in the article ''[[endometrium]]''. | ||
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*Women in 40s & 50s. | *Women in 40s & 50s. | ||
*Associated with estrogen excess. | *Associated with estrogen excess. | ||
**Typical patient is obese. | **Typical patient is [[obese]]. | ||
===Gross=== | ===Gross=== | ||