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(Created page with "<section begin="gynaecology1" />'''Endometrial cancer''' is the cancer of the endometrial lining of the uterine corpus. There are multiple histological types, but the most common is the endometroid carcinoma. It’s mostly a disease of postmenopausal women. It’s the most common form of gynaecological cancer (but not the most deadly, ovarian cancer is). It causes symptoms early, enabling diagnosis at a stage where there is a high likelihood of cure. The mortality i...") |
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<section begin="gynaecology1" />'''Endometrial cancer''' is the cancer of the endometrial lining of the uterine corpus. There are multiple histological types, but the most common is the endometroid carcinoma. It’s mostly a disease of postmenopausal women. | <section begin="oncology" /><section begin="gynaecology1" />'''Endometrial cancer''' is the cancer of the endometrial lining of the uterine corpus. There are multiple histological types, but the most common is the endometroid carcinoma. It’s mostly a disease of postmenopausal women. | ||
It’s the most common form of gynaecological cancer (but not the most deadly, [[ovarian cancer]] is). It causes symptoms early, enabling diagnosis at a stage where there is a high likelihood of cure. The mortality is relatively low. | It’s the most common form of gynaecological cancer (but not the most deadly, [[ovarian cancer]] is). It causes symptoms early, enabling diagnosis at a stage where there is a high likelihood of cure. The mortality is relatively low. | ||
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** MRI/CT/transvaginal ultrasound | ** MRI/CT/transvaginal ultrasound | ||
* CA-125 detection | * CA-125 detection | ||
<section end="gynaecology2" /> | <section end="gynaecology2" /><section end="oncology" /> | ||
[[Category:Gynaecology]] | [[Category:Gynaecology]] | ||
[[Category:Oncology]] | [[Category:Oncology]] | ||