Endometrial Carcinoma

Known as: uterine endometrial cancer, Cancer, Endometrium, Cancers, Endometrial 
A malignant tumor arising from the epithelium that lines the cavity of the uterine body. The vast majority of endometrial carcinomas are… (More)
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Endometrial adenocarcinoma

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Malignant NeoplasmsMalignant Uterine Corpus NeoplasmMalignant neoplasm of endometriumNeoplasms

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Integrated Genomic Characterization of Endometrial Carcinoma
We performed an integrated genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic characterization of 373 endometrial carcinomas using array- and… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Drug-sensitive FGFR2 mutations in endometrial carcinoma.
Oncogenic activation of tyrosine kinases is a common mechanism of carcinogenesis and, given the druggable nature of these enzymes… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Randomized phase III trial of whole-abdominal irradiation versus doxorubicin and cisplatin chemotherapy in advanced endometrial carcinoma: a Gynecologic Oncology Group Study.
PURPOSE To compare whole-abdominal irradiation (WAI) and doxorubicin-cisplatin (AP) chemotherapy in women with stage III or IV… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
A phase III trial of surgery with or without adjunctive external pelvic radiation therapy in intermediate risk endometrial adenocarcinoma: a Gynecologic Oncology Group study.
BACKGROUND Despite their low risk for recurrence, many women with endometrial adenocarcinoma receive postoperative radiation… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Surgery and postoperative radiotherapy versus surgery alone for patients with stage-1 endometrial carcinoma: multicentre randomised trial
BACKGROUND Postoperative radiotherapy for International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage-1 endometrial… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Altered PTEN expression as a diagnostic marker for the earliest endometrial precancers.
BACKGROUND PTEN tumor suppressor gene mutations are the most frequent genetic lesions in endometrial adenocarcinomas of the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Mutations in PTEN are frequent in endometrial carcinoma but rare in other common gynecological malignancies.
Loss of heterozygosity of chromosome 10q has been reported in approximately 40% of endometrial carcinomas. PTEN, a candidate… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Genetic instability of microsatellites in endometrial carcinoma.
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is characterized by a familial predisposition to colorectal carcinoma and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Surgical pathologic spread patterns of endometrial cancer. A Gynecologic Oncology Group Study.
The surgical pathologic features of 621 patients with Stage I carcinoma of the endometrium are presented. All patients were… (More)
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Two pathogenetic types of endometrial carcinoma.
The author presents a hypothesis that the complex of endocrine and metabolic disturbances arising long before the development of… (More)
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