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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
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[[Category:Gynaecology]]
[[Category:Gynaecology]]
[[Category:Oncology]]
[[Category:Oncology]]