Difference between revisions of "Endometrial carcinoma"

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====Family history====
====Family history====
Several syndromes are seen in association with endometrial cancer:<ref>{{cite journal |author=Okuda T, Sekizawa A, Purwosunu Y, ''et al.'' |title=Genetics of endometrial cancers |journal=Obstet Gynecol Int |volume=2010 |issue= |pages=984013 |year=2010 |pmid=20396392 |pmc=2852605 |doi=10.1155/2010/984013 |url=}}</ref>
Several syndromes are seen in association with endometrial cancer:<ref name=pmid20396392>{{cite journal |author=Okuda T, Sekizawa A, Purwosunu Y, ''et al.'' |title=Genetics of endometrial cancers |journal=Obstet Gynecol Int |volume=2010 |issue= |pages=984013 |year=2010 |pmid=20396392 |pmc=2852605 |doi=10.1155/2010/984013 |url=}}</ref>
*[[Cowden syndrome]] (PTEN mutation) - most common.
*[[Cowden syndrome]] (PTEN mutation) - most common.
**Associated with ''endometrioid endometrial carcinoma''.
**Associated with ''endometrioid endometrial carcinoma''.