Surgical treatment and fertility perservation in endometrial cancer
Endometrial cancer (EC) represents a high health burden in Slovenia and worldwide. The incidence is increasing due to lifestyle and behavioural risk factors such as obesity, smoking, oestrogen exposure and aging of the population. In many cases, endometrial cancer is diagnosed at an early stage due...
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doaj-f826dc18b5844b589dc70bdc042d763c2021-09-05T14:01:20ZengSciendoRadiology and Oncology1581-32072021-02-0155214414910.2478/raon-2021-0009Surgical treatment and fertility perservation in endometrial cancerKovacevic Nina0Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SloveniaEndometrial cancer (EC) represents a high health burden in Slovenia and worldwide. The incidence is increasing due to lifestyle and behavioural risk factors such as obesity, smoking, oestrogen exposure and aging of the population. In many cases, endometrial cancer is diagnosed at an early stage due to obvious signs and symptoms. The standard treatment is surgery with or without adjuvant therapy, depending on the stage of the disease and the risk of recurrence. However, treatment modalities have changed in the last decades, considerably in the extent of lymphadenectomy.https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2021-0009endometrial canceruterustreatmentminimally invasive surgerylaparoscopy |
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Surgical treatment and fertility perservation in endometrial cancer |
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Surgical treatment and fertility perservation in endometrial cancer |
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Surgical treatment and fertility perservation in endometrial cancer |
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Surgical treatment and fertility perservation in endometrial cancer |
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Surgical treatment and fertility perservation in endometrial cancer |
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surgical treatment and fertility perservation in endometrial cancer |
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Radiology and Oncology |
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Endometrial cancer (EC) represents a high health burden in Slovenia and worldwide. The incidence is increasing due to lifestyle and behavioural risk factors such as obesity, smoking, oestrogen exposure and aging of the population. In many cases, endometrial cancer is diagnosed at an early stage due to obvious signs and symptoms. The standard treatment is surgery with or without adjuvant therapy, depending on the stage of the disease and the risk of recurrence. However, treatment modalities have changed in the last decades, considerably in the extent of lymphadenectomy. |
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endometrial cancer uterus treatment minimally invasive surgery laparoscopy |
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