Cancer and Endometriosis: Do We Need to Be Concerned?
This paper discusses the very low absolute risk of endometrioid ovarian cancer, while highlighting increased risks and management challenges for hormone replacement therapy when endometriosis persists after hysterectomy.
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This paper discusses concern about cancer risk in the context of endometriosis, focusing on endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary and the overall likelihood of such cancer. It states that the absolute risk of endometrioid ovarian carcinoma is very small, but highlights that leaving endometriosis behind at the time of hysterectomy may increase risk and also create difficulties in managing hormone replacement therapy. It presents these issues as potential considerations related to endometriosis and ovarian malignancy rather than providing new population data. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it addresses whether endometriosis is a cause for concern regarding endometrioid ovarian carcinoma and management of HRT after hysterectomy.
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- Endometriosis-related malignancies 2003
- Endometriosis-related malignancies 2003
- Research Aspects of Endometriosis Surgery 2002
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