ENDOMETRIAL CANCER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does endometrial cancer mean? 

• ENDOMETRIAL CANCER (noun)
  The noun ENDOMETRIAL CANCER has 1 sense:

1. cancer of the uterine lining

  Familiarity information: ENDOMETRIAL CANCER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENDOMETRIAL CANCER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cancer of the uterine lining

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

endometrial cancer; endometrial carcinoma

Hypernyms ("endometrial cancer" is a kind of...):

carcinoma (any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer)

 Context examples 

Stage IIA for endometrial cancer has been eliminated in the most recent (2010) FIGO classification stage scheme.

(FIGO Stage IIA, NCI Thesaurus)

Stage IC for endometrial cancer has been eliminated in the most recent (2010) FIGO classification stage scheme.

(FIGO Stage IC, NCI Thesaurus)

A regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and cisplatin used for the treatment of endometrial cancer.

(CAP Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

For cervical cancer, it refers to clinically visible lesions that measure more than 4.0 cm in diameter; there is no FIGO stage IB2 for endometrial cancer.

(FIGO Stage IB2, NCI Thesaurus)

Stage IIB for endometrial cancer has been eliminated in the most recent (2010) FIGO classification stage scheme.

(FIGO Stage IIB, NCI Thesaurus)

There is no FIGO stage IIIC1 for cervical cancer; for endometrial cancer, it refers to regional metastasis to pelvic lymph nodes.

(FIGO Stage IIIC1, NCI Thesaurus)

Women with PCOS have an increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and endometrial cancer.

(PCOS, NCI Dictionary)

The preparation usually contains conjugated estrogens, estradiol, or estrone sulfate and a progesterone derivative, such as medroxyprogesterone, norgestimate or norethindrone, which is used to offset an increased risk of estrogen-induced endometrial cancer.

(Hormone Replacement Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)

There is no FIGO stage IIIC2 for cervical cancer; for endometrial cancer, it refers to regional metastasis to para-aortic lymph nodes with or without metastasis to pelvic lymph nodes.

(FIGO Stage IIIC2, NCI Thesaurus)

For cervical cancer, it refers to clinically visible lesions that measure 4.0 cm or less in diameter; there is no FIGO stage IB1 for endometrial cancer.

(FIGO Stage IB1, NCI Thesaurus)