title: Endometrial adenocarcinoma in a 13-year-old girl.
abstract: Endometrial cancer is the third most common gynecologic cancer in the Korea and occurs mainly in menopausal women. Although it can develop in young premenopausal women cancer as well, an attack in the adolescent girl is very rare. A 13-year-old girl visited gynecology department with the complaint of abnormal uterine bleeding. An endometrial biopsy revealed FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) grade II endometrial adenocarcinoma. In the treatment of endometrial cancer, conservative management should be considered if the patient is nulliparous or wants the fertility preservation. Therefore, we decided to perform a hormonal therapy and a follow-up endometrial biopsy after progestin administration for eight months revealed no residual tumor. We report a case of endometrial cancer occurred in a 13-year-old girl with a brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keimyung University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Mee
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keimyung University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: So Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keimyung University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Gon
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Keimyung University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Kun Young
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keimyung University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong Ho
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9280-4561
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Rhee
keywords: Adolescent girl; Conservative management; Endometrial neoplasms; Fertility preservation