妇产科学-Endometrial Cancer.pptVIP

Endometrial cancerZhuzhiling One of the commonest gynecological cancers it occurs most often in postmenopausal women（up to 80％of cases）with less than 5％ diagnosed under 40 years of age． Risk Factors The actual cause of this cancer is unknown． Estrogen given estrogen alone as postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy Estrogen secreting tumors of the ovary are associated with an increased incidence of endometrial carcinoma． There can be no doubt that oestrogen can alter the behaviour of this tumour but there is still a question about oestrogen as a primary causal agent． App