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CLINICAL FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOMETRIAL CARCINOMA
Author(s) -
Brown Robert
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1974.tb00410.x
Subject(s) - carcinoma , medicine , oncology , genetic predisposition , endometrial cancer , prospective cohort study , endometrium , gynecology , cancer , disease
Summary A prospective survey of 25 patients with endometrial carcinoma was undertaken and the findings were compared with those of 50 patients in each of two control groups. This paper presents only the clinical aspects of the survey. Contrary to the general belief, women with endometrial carcinoma are no more obese or hypertensive than comparable controls; nor is there any evidence of a genetic predisposition. But they are notably less fertile and appear to menstruate to a later age.