Unusually prolonged ovarian function ending in endometrial cancer development. A case report.
An unusual case of overprolonged ovarian function in a 77-year-old woman that ended in the development of endometrial cancer is presented in this paper. The established knowledge of the correlation of uncontrolled oestrogen activity to this type of cancer is evaluated and correlated with our patient's hormonal readings.
Vorgias
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tzanio Regional General Hospital, Piraeus, Greece.
Anagnostopoulou
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Kanellopoulos
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D010050:Ovarian Function Tests; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010053:Ovary / Q000503:physiopathology*