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Uterine Cancer - Coggle Diagram
Uterine Cancer
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Management
Surgery
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Lymph node removal: removal of the lymph nodes to further determine if the cancer has spread beyond the uterus.
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Medication
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targeted therapy: which will target specific genes of the cancer. it includes anti-angiogenesis therapy, mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors
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Definition
It is the cancer that begins in the layer of cells of the endometrium which is the lining of the uterus.
Pathophysiology
Endometrial cancer may originate in a small area (eg, within an endometrial polyp) or a diffuse multifocal pattern. Early tumour growth is characterized by an exophytic and spreading pattern.
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