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Endometrial Adenocarcinoma in Young Women: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Endometrial cancer in young women presents a unique challenge to care teams. With over 90% of cases diagnosed in women over the age of 50, its diagnosis can be delayed in younger patients if the medical team does not maintain a high enough index of suspicion. Once diagnosed, treatment options depend...

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Autores principales: Satei, Jessica, Afrakhteh, Ariana N, Aldecoa, Kim Abbegail T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10576867/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37846282
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45287
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description Endometrial cancer in young women presents a unique challenge to care teams. With over 90% of cases diagnosed in women over the age of 50, its diagnosis can be delayed in younger patients if the medical team does not maintain a high enough index of suspicion. Once diagnosed, treatment options depend on a desire to maintain fertility. We present a case of a 36-year-old female who, following cross-sectional imaging and pathological analysis, was diagnosed with endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma. This case explores the epidemiology of endometrial cancer in young women and the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of this rare malignancy.
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spelling pubmed-105768672023-10-16 Endometrial Adenocarcinoma in Young Women: A Case Report and Review of Literature Satei, Jessica Afrakhteh, Ariana N Aldecoa, Kim Abbegail T Cureus Obstetrics/Gynecology Endometrial cancer in young women presents a unique challenge to care teams. With over 90% of cases diagnosed in women over the age of 50, its diagnosis can be delayed in younger patients if the medical team does not maintain a high enough index of suspicion. Once diagnosed, treatment options depend on a desire to maintain fertility. We present a case of a 36-year-old female who, following cross-sectional imaging and pathological analysis, was diagnosed with endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma. This case explores the epidemiology of endometrial cancer in young women and the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of this rare malignancy. Cureus 2023-09-15 /pmc/articles/PMC10576867/ /pubmed/37846282 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45287 Text en Copyright © 2023, Satei et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title_short Endometrial Adenocarcinoma in Young Women: A Case Report and Review of Literature
title_sort endometrial adenocarcinoma in young women: a case report and review of literature
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10576867/
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