Abstract
Endometrial cancer remains the only gynecologic malignancy with a rising incidence and mortality. Although diagnostic techniques have evolved modestly, the surgical management of endometrial cancer was transformed with incorporation of sentinel lymph node dissection paradigms. Furthermore, significant gains have been achieved in molecular characterization of endometrial cancer, with publication of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) endometrial and subsequent studies. Incorporation of molecular diagnostics has ushered in immunotherapy as an effective treatment strategy in select patients, with alternate targeted therapies emerging as promising options.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | DiSaia and Creasman Clinical Gynecologic Oncology |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 125-174 |
Number of pages | 50 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780323776844 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780323776868 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2023 |
Keywords
- Endometrial cancer
- epidemiology
- immunotherapy
- molecular characterization
- sarcoma
- sentinel lymph nodes
- surgical management
- systemic therapy
- targeted therapy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine