Therapeutic Options for Early-Stage Uterine Papillary Serous Carcinomas, Carcinosarcomas, and Clear-Cell and Mixed-Cell Histologies

Sep 20, 2016 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Therapeutic Options for Early-Stage Uterine Papillary Serous Carcinomas, Carcinosarcomas, and Clear-Cell and Mixed-Cell Histologies

Fig. 23.1 Uterine papillary serous carcinoma. Note the fibrovascular core lined by stratified, pleomorphic cells, forming secondary papillae and cellular buds Clear-cell cancers are more varied, often characterized by tubulocystic,…

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Palliative Care and End of Life Options for Patients with Endometrial Cancer

Sep 20, 2016 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Palliative Care and End of Life Options for Patients with Endometrial Cancer

Disease related Neuropathy secondary to uncontrolled diabetes mellitus Tumor infiltration and nerve impingement Gynecologic malignancy-specific pain syndromes  Lumbosacral plexopathy  Pelvic pain  Malignant psoas syndrome Treatment related Radiation-induced pain (e.g., proctitis,…

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Metabolic Syndrome and Endometrial Cancer

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  NCEP-ATPIII [75] Modified WHO [9] EGIR [76] AACE [77] IDF [1] Simplified definition of metabolic syndrome [78] Mandatory … Insulin resistancea >75th percentile glucose ≥110 mg/dL; 2 h glucose…

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Sentinel Node Evaluation in Endometrial Cancer

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Fig. 15.1 Lymph node evaluation road map. SLN, sentinel lymph node; LND, lymphadenectomy Sentinel Lymph Nodes and Endometrial Cancer The first reported use of SLN mapping in endometrial cancer was…

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