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CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM IN PATIENTS 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.tb00411.x
Subject(s) - carbohydrate metabolism , carbohydrate , carcinoma , medicine , endocrinology , glucose tolerance test , physiology , insulin , insulin resistance
Summary An oral glucose tolerance test, with analysis of blood glucose and serum insulin levels, has been used to assess the carbohydrate status of patients with endometrial carcinoma. Carbohydrate intolerance has been demonstrated in these patients when compared to the controls. The degree of intolerance is modified by obesity.