Risk factors and treatment of endometrial carcinoma
West Indian med. j
; 42(4): 147-8, Dec. 1993.
Article
in English
| MedCarib
| ID: med-8408
Responsible library:
JM3.1
Localization: JM3.1; R18.W4
ABSTRACT
A twelve-year retrospective study of 54 consecutive cases of endometial carcinoma revealed that post-menopausal bleeding was the commonest symptom, and the major associated risk factors were obesity and hypertension. Panhysterectomy was the corner-stone of treatment while adjunctive therapy was based on certain prognostic factors and the operator's preference (AU)
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MedCarib
Main subject:
Uterine Neoplasms
/
Endometrium
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
/
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
/
Trinidad and Tobago
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Year:
1993
Document type:
Article