Gynaecology — Flashcards
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_____ stimulates endometrial cell proliferation during the proliferative phase, while progesterone counteracts this by promoting differentiation in the secretory phase
Hint: hormone
_____ is the most potent risk factor for endometrial cancer by causing unopposed estrogen without progesterone opposition
Do combined oral contraceptives decrease/increase the risk of endometrial cancer? _____
Endometrial cancer type I = oestrogen-_____ ~85% Endometrial cancer type II = oestrogen-independent
What is the diagnostic investigation for suspected endometrial cancer? _____
What is the most common histological type of endometrial cancer?\n_____
What is the first-line imaging for suspected endometrial cancer? _____
Postmenopausal bleeding, what must to be ruled out? _____
What is the most common gynaecological cancer in the UK? _____
Endometrial cancer typically affects _____menopausal women
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