Gynaecology — Flashcards

_____ stimulates endometrial cell proliferation during the proliferative phase, while progesterone counteracts this by promoting differentiation in the secretory phase

Hint: hormone

Increased risk of endometrial cancer is associated with unopposed _____ exposure

_____ cancer is a malignant tumour arising from the inner lining of the uterus (endometrium)

_____parity increases risk of endometrial cancer

Hint: Nulli/multi

What is the first-line imaging for suspected endometrial cancer? _____

Advanced-stage or bulky endometrial cancer may present with _____ on bimanual palpation

Postmenopausal bleeding, what must to be ruled out? _____

_____ is the most potent risk factor for endometrial cancer by causing unopposed estrogen without progesterone opposition

_____ is the most common risk factor for endometrial cancer by increased peripheral aromatization of androgens to estrogens in adipose tissue

What is the first-line management of endometrial cancer for patients who do NOT wish to preserve fertility? _____