What is uterine cancer? Uterine cancer (also known as uterine mucosal cancer) are tumors that develop from the lining of the uterus. More than 80% of patients with uterine mucosal cancer are found in menopause, of which about 95% are derived from the gland epithelium of the endometrium.
Most uterine cancer is detected at the early stage of the disease thanks to the abnormal vaginal bleeding, which can be cured by surgery.
Clinical stages of uterine cancer are classified by Figo including 4 stages:
Stage I:
IA: The limit lesions in the lining of the uterus (surface)
IB: Deep lesions in the uterine muscle layer <50%
ic : Deep lesions in the uterine muscle layer> 50%
Stage II:
iia: damage to the cervical tube, only in the mucosa
IIB: Lesions spread to the cervical tube organization
Stage III:
IIIA: Infection damage to the bar or auxiliary parts or peritoneal cells are positive
IIIB: Vaginal metastatic damage
IIIC: Motoric frames or aortic edge
Stage IV:
IVA: Infection cancer damage into the bladder or intestines
IVB: Milletic cancer includes lymph nodes in the abdomen or inguinal lymph nodes
Causes of Uterine cancer's disease
Causes of uterine cancer have not been clearly proven. However, more than 90% of cases occur in women greater than 50 with an average age of 63 with risk factors such as:
Obese people: People with BMI> 30 are 3-4 times higher than the normal person. Ever pregnancy, people with polycystic ovarian disease, prolonged Tamoxifen or people with menstrual cycles.
Late menopause (greater than 55 years old)
Pure estrogen user lasting
about 5% of endometrial cancer is related to syndrome. Lynch Type II (non-polyped colorectal cancer syndrome): Patients with Lynch Typ II syndrome have a risk of uterine cancer from 30-60 %.
Symptoms of Uterine cancer's disease
What are the symptoms of uterine cancer ? About 95% of cases show abnormal vaginal blood.
Bleeding in menopause is a valuable sign, sometimes bleeding during the premenopausal period that confuses with the disorders of this period. Bleeding is often accompanied by a lot of damage, foul. A lot of discharge, thin mucus, foul, sometimes pus. Patients often pain and severe sensation in the lower area. Attached in some cases. The uterus, because the uterus is a pretty good fence.
Spread on the spot: The slow invasion of the uterus is the most invasive way, causing the uterus to enlarge
spread along the lymphatic line: 30- 40% of cancer spreads along the lymphatic line, in the uterus body organizes cancer development into the uterus waist and then the bottom of the ligament is wide, to the inner pelvic lymph node system, the outer pot and further.
spreads natural paths (uterus: Cancer cells can follow the uterus, flooding into the peritoneal drive. : Rare, can be metastatic to the liver and lungs.
People at risk for Uterine cancer's disease
Age: From 50-70
without giving birth or less
obesity
diabetes. Li> high blood pressure. Simple, prolonged.
History of ovarian cancer, breast cancer and colon cancer.
Prevention of Uterine cancer's disease
Consult your doctor about the risk of hormone replacement after menopause: Unless the patient has cut the uterus, use the replacement hormone that increases the risk of endothelial cancer. uterus. Using a combination of estrogen and progestin may reduce the risk. Endometrial cancer. However, the drug also has certain side effects, so it is necessary to consider the benefits and the risk of using
maintaining the ideal weight: Obesity increases the risk of disease should maintain weight weight Ideal heavy is needed to reduce the risk of uterine cancer.
Diagnostic measures for Uterine cancer's disease
Measures to diagnose uterine cancer include:
Pathological cells: Patriarchs are suction fluid from the uterus. The method is easy to perform, with few complications but early stage cancer can be difficult to detect. Can see images of disabled, irregular shore, lava, large uterus, images of fluid. Exactly such as buds, bleeding necrotic ulcer area, or images that are over endometrials that can easily bleed, determine the spreading and help position the biopsy area. > Biopsy of the entire uterus: Use a spoon or Novak straw. Biopsy results help to classify histological. muscle. At the same time, ultrasound also helps to survey coordinated diseases such as uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts ... Letter, especially in late stages.
Uterine cancer's disease treatments
Treatment of uterine cancer depends on the stage of the patient's disease and condition.
Surgery:
Stage I, II: Including all the uterus removal and the ovaries, the fallopian tubes, with or not dredging the system of the system or the abdominal lymph nodes. Lymphadenopathy plays a role in the diagnosis and treatment of complementary disease. U. Radiation therapy has been shown to reduce local recurrence rate in endometrial cancer in the average risk group.
Chemicals: may be indicated in the case of stage III, IV or uterine cancer.
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