A Case of Endometrial Cancer with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
- Author:
Sang Tae AHN
;
Young Han PARK
;
Hee Sug RYU
;
Hee Jae JOO
;
Jung Pil LEE
;
Kie Suk OH
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Polycystic ovary syndrome;
Endometrial cancer
- MeSH:
Amenorrhea;
Coronary Disease;
Endometrial Hyperplasia;
Endometrial Neoplasms*;
Estrogens;
Female;
Hirsutism;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Infertility;
Menopause;
Obesity;
Oligomenorrhea;
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome*;
Prognosis;
Risk Factors;
Tamoxifen
- From:Korean Journal of Gynecologic Oncology and Colposcopy
2000;11(4):416-421
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Polycystic ovary syndrome is characterized by symptoms of oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, infertility, hirsutism and obesity. It is known that the women with such diseases would have higher risks to coronary heart diseases, hypertension, DM and endometrial cancer later on, Known risk factors of endometrial cancer are nullipara, late menopause, obesity, DM, unopposed estrogen, tamoxifen treatment, and atypical endometrial hyperplasia ect. 75% of endometrial cancer occurs in age over 50 and 4% of endometrial cancer occurs in age under 40. Particulary endometrial cancer concurrent polycystic ovary syndrome occurs usually in people under age 40 and is commonly well differentiated cell type and is related to good prognosis. We experienced a case of endometrial cancer with polycystic ovary syndrome, who was early dignosed, presented with infertility and got an operation in our hospital, and report this case with a brief review of literature.
