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==Overview==
==Overview==
The hallmark of endometrial cancer is abnormal vaginal bleeding. A positive history of bleeding between normal periods in premenopausal women and [[vaginal bleeding]] and/or spotting in postmenopausal women is suggestive of endometrial cancer.  
The hallmark of endometrial cancer is abnormal vaginal bleeding. A positive history of [[metrorrhagia]] in premenopausal women and postmenopausal [[vaginal bleeding]] is suggestive of endometrial cancer.  
==History and Symptoms==  
==History and Symptoms==  
The symptoms of endometrial cancer include the following:
The symptoms of endometrial cancer include the following:
===Early symptoms===
===Early symptoms===
:* Abnormal [[vaginal bleeding]], abnormal menstrual periods  
:* Abnormal [[vaginal bleeding]], abnormal menstrual periods  
:* Metrorrhagia in premenopausal women  
:* [[Metrorrhagia]] in premenopausal women  
:* Postmenopausal [[vaginal bleeding]] <ref name="pmid22513918">{{cite journal| author=Kong A, Johnson N, Kitchener HC, Lawrie TA| title=Adjuvant radiotherapy for stage I endometrial cancer. | journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev | year= 2012 | volume= 4 | issue=  | pages= CD003916 | pmid=22513918 | doi=10.1002/14651858.CD003916.pub4 | pmc=PMC4164955 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22513918  }} </ref>
:* Postmenopausal [[vaginal bleeding]] <ref name="pmid22513918">{{cite journal| author=Kong A, Johnson N, Kitchener HC, Lawrie TA| title=Adjuvant radiotherapy for stage I endometrial cancer. | journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev | year= 2012 | volume= 4 | issue=  | pages= CD003916 | pmid=22513918 | doi=10.1002/14651858.CD003916.pub4 | pmc=PMC4164955 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22513918  }} </ref>
:* Postcoital bleeding
:* Postcoital bleeding
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===Advanced symptoms===
===Advanced symptoms===
:* [[Polyuria]] and [[dysuria]], If a tumor places pressure on the bladder or urethra  
:* [[Polyuria]] and [[dysuria]], If a tumor places pressure on the bladder or urethra  
:* [[Pelvic pain]] and dyspareunia
:* [[Pelvic pain]] and [[dyspareunia]]
:* [[Fatigue]] and unexplained [[weight loss]]
:* [[Fatigue]] and unexplained [[weight loss]]


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Overview

The hallmark of endometrial cancer is abnormal vaginal bleeding. A positive history of metrorrhagia in premenopausal women and postmenopausal vaginal bleeding is suggestive of endometrial cancer.

History and Symptoms

The symptoms of endometrial cancer include the following:

Early symptoms

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References

  1. Kong A, Johnson N, Kitchener HC, Lawrie TA (2012). "Adjuvant radiotherapy for stage I endometrial cancer". Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 4: CD003916. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD003916.pub4. PMC 4164955. PMID 22513918.


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