endometrial carcinoma

endometrial carcinoma
carcinoma of the endometrium of the corpus uteri, one of the most common gynecological cancers, mainly affecting postmenopausal women; a common symptom is abnormal vaginal bleeding. It includes types ranging in malignancy from locally invasive to metastasizing.

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