title: Uterine changes during tamoxifen therapy.
abstract: Tamoxifen used for adjuvant therapy in breast cancer, has a complex and unclear action on endometrium and myometrium. Many authors demonstrated endometrial proliferous changes in peri and post menopausal women. Our study shows the development of myomas in three patients without uterine pathology before tamoxifen therapy, and the increase of a polip and a myoma after tamoxifen therapy. Moreover, we observed the development of a myoma in a patient after one year tamoxifen in association with LH-RH analogue therapy. It is necessary to continue our study with a larger number of patients to assess the hyperplasic effect of tamoxifen.
authors.affiliation: III Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università di Roma La Sapienza.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rullo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tagliaferri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bandiera
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fiorelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Felici
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Piccioni
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Framarino dei Malatesta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000139:chemically induced; D008875:Middle Aged; D009214:Myoma / Q000139:chemically induced; D011127:Polyps / Q000139:chemically induced; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D013629:Tamoxifen