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It is an uncommon form of endometrial cancer that typically arises in postmenopausal women. It is typically diagnosed on endometrial biopsy, prompted by post-menopausal bleeding. Unlike the more common low-grade endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma, uterine serous carcinoma does not develop from endometrial hyperplasia and is not hormone ...
There are a number of indications for obtaining an endometrial biopsy from a non-pregnant woman: [citation needed]. Women with chronic anovulation such as the polycystic ovary syndrome are at increased risk for endometrial problems and an endometrial biopsy may be useful to assess their lining specifically to rule out endometrial hyperplasia or cancer.
Serous carcinoma is a Type II endometrial tumor that makes up 5–10% of diagnosed endometrial cancer and is common in postmenopausal women with atrophied endometrium and black women. Serous endometrial carcinoma is aggressive and often invades the myometrium and metastasizes within the peritoneum (seen as omental caking) or
Uterine clear-cell carcinoma (CC) is a rare form of endometrial cancer with distinct morphological features on pathology; it is aggressive and has high recurrence rate. Like uterine papillary serous carcinoma CC does not develop from endometrial hyperplasia and is not hormone sensitive, rather it arises from an atrophic endometrium.
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing gynecologic cancers such as endometrial and ovarian cancer. [13] For endometrial cancer, every 5-unit increase on the BMI scale was associated with a 50-60% increase in risk. [14] Type 1 endometrial cancer is the most common endometrial cancer. [15]
Endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia (EIN) is a premalignant lesion of the uterine lining that predisposes to endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma. It is composed of a collection of abnormal endometrial cells, arising from the glands that line the uterus , which have a tendency over time to progress to the most common form of uterine cancer ...
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing gynecologic cancers such as endometrial and ovarian cancer. [14] For endometrial cancer, every 5-unit increase on the BMI scale was associated with a 50-60% increase in risk. [15] Type 1 endometrial cancer is the most common endometrial cancer. [16]
PTCs have been reported in all female age groups and seem to be most common in the third to fifth decades of life. [1] [7] A study in Italy estimated their incidence to be about 3%, [1] while an autopsy study of postmenopausal women detected them in about 4% of cases. [8]