Carcinoma of endometrium

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• Synonyms

  • Endometrial cancer
  • Endometrial carcinoma
  • Uterine cancer

• Causes

  • Obesity
  • Type II diabetes mellitus
  • Nulliparity
  • High oestrogen
  • Early menarche
  • Late menopause
  • Endometrial hyperplasia
  • Tamoxifen
  • Granulosa cell tumour
  • Pelvic irradiation
  • HNPCC gene mutation

• Effects

  • Post-menopausal bleeding
  • Menorrhagia

• Parents

  • Uterine cancer

• Treatments

  • Hysterectomy
  • Radiotherapy

• Description

  • "age 55-65 Risk proportional to the lifetime duration of exposure of endometrium to oestrogen. i.e. early menarche - late menopause"