title: Should we be more aware of endometrial cancer in adolescents?
abstract: Although endometrial cancer is generally diagnosed in women after menopause, it may incidentally develop in young women or even in adolescents. Diagnostic tools should be applied in young teenage girls complaining of abnormal genital bleeding, particularly those with hereditary cancer syndromes (such as Cowden or Lynch syndromes). Adolescents affected by polycystic ovary syndrome and obesity may also be at increased risk for the development of atypical endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial cancer, and should be carefully managed when the distressing symptoms occur. In the present article, we briefly summarize the principal clinical correlates associated with endometrial cancer in adolescents.
authors.affiliation: IIND Department of Gynecology, Lublin Medical University, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gałczyński
authors.affiliation: IIND Department of Gynecology, Lublin Medical University, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Łukasz
authors.initials: Ł
authors.lastname: Nowakowski
authors.affiliation: IIND Department of Gynecology, Lublin Medical University, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rechberger
authors.affiliation: IIND Department of Gynecology, Lublin Medical University, Lublin, Poland, e-mail: andrzej.semczuk@am.lublin.pl.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Semczuk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000067697:Adolescent Health; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D003123:Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics
keywords:  Cowden syndrome;  Lynch syndrome;  conservative treatment;  endometrial cancer;  fertility preservation; adolescent