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Uterine corpus cancer

MedGen UID:
364875
Concept ID:
C1883486
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: body of uterus cancer; cancer of body of uterus; Cancer of the Corpus Uteri; cancer of the corpus uteri; Corpus Uteri Cancer; corpus uteri cancer; endometrial cancer; malignant body of uterus neoplasm; malignant neoplasm of body of uterus; uterine (including endometrial) cancer; Uterine Corpus Cancer; uterine corpus cancer
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006003

Definition

A malignant neoplasm arising from the uterine corpus. This category includes endometrial carcinoma and carcinosarcoma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • Uterine corpus cancer

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Lee SJ, Yoo JG, Kim JH, Park JY, Lee JY, Lee YY, Suh DH
J Gynecol Oncol 2025 Jan;36(1):e72. doi: 10.3802/jgo.2025.36.e72. PMID: 39900347Free PMC Article
Kim JH, Kim DY, Kim J, Noh JJ, Hwang WY, Baek MH, Choi MC, Joo WD, Lee YJ, Suh DH, Kim YB
J Gynecol Oncol 2024 Mar;35(2):e45. Epub 2024 Jan 5 doi: 10.3802/jgo.2024.35.e45. PMID: 38216137Free PMC Article
Hoogendoorn WE, Hollema H, van Boven HH, Bergman E, de Leeuw-Mantel G, Platteel I, Fles R, Nederlof PM, Mourits MJ, van Leeuwen FE; Comprehensive Cancer Centers TAMARISK-group
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2008 Nov;112(1):99-108. Epub 2007 Dec 7 doi: 10.1007/s10549-007-9823-1. PMID: 18064567

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sung H, Jiang C, Bandi P, Minihan A, Fidler-Benaoudia M, Islami F, Siegel RL, Jemal A
Lancet Public Health 2024 Aug;9(8):e583-e593. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00156-7. PMID: 39095135
Clarke MA, Devesa SS, Hammer A, Wentzensen N
JAMA Oncol 2022 Jun 1;8(6):895-903. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.0009. PMID: 35511145Free PMC Article
Bezerra KRV, Martins-Filho A, Sousa MCM, Murta EFC, Nomelini RS
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2021 Jun;67(5):696-701. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20201099. PMID: 34550258
Sung H, Siegel RL, Rosenberg PS, Jemal A
Lancet Public Health 2019 Mar;4(3):e137-e147. Epub 2019 Feb 4 doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(18)30267-6. PMID: 30733056
Suh DH, Kim M, Lee KH, Eom KY, Kjeldsen MK, Mirza MR, Kim JW
J Gynecol Oncol 2018 Mar;29(2):e31. doi: 10.3802/jgo.2018.29.e31. PMID: 29468855Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Sung H, Jiang C, Bandi P, Minihan A, Fidler-Benaoudia M, Islami F, Siegel RL, Jemal A
Lancet Public Health 2024 Aug;9(8):e583-e593. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00156-7. PMID: 39095135
Almorox L, Antequera L, Rojas I, Herrera LJ, Ortuño FM
Genes (Basel) 2024 Feb 28;15(3) doi: 10.3390/genes15030312. PMID: 38540371Free PMC Article
Park JY, Lee JY, Lee YY, Shim SH, Suh DH, Kim JW
J Gynecol Oncol 2022 Mar;33(2):e43. doi: 10.3802/jgo.2022.33.e43. PMID: 35245004Free PMC Article
Sung H, Siegel RL, Rosenberg PS, Jemal A
Lancet Public Health 2019 Mar;4(3):e137-e147. Epub 2019 Feb 4 doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(18)30267-6. PMID: 30733056
Suh DH, Kim M, Lee KH, Eom KY, Kjeldsen MK, Mirza MR, Kim JW
J Gynecol Oncol 2018 Mar;29(2):e31. doi: 10.3802/jgo.2018.29.e31. PMID: 29468855Free PMC Article

Therapy

Inayama Y, Mizuno K, Yamaguchi K, Hamanishi J, Takeuchi M, Egawa M, Mandai M, Kawakami K
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2023 Jul;49(7):1805-1814. Epub 2023 Apr 8 doi: 10.1111/jog.15653. PMID: 37029559
Park JY, Lee JY, Lee YY, Shim SH, Suh DH, Kim JW
J Gynecol Oncol 2022 Mar;33(2):e43. doi: 10.3802/jgo.2022.33.e43. PMID: 35245004Free PMC Article
Kim M, Suh DH, Lee KH, Eom KY, Lee JY, Lee YY, Hansen HF, Mirza MR, Kim JW
J Gynecol Oncol 2020 May;31(3):e48. doi: 10.3802/jgo.2020.31.e48. PMID: 32319232Free PMC Article
Suh DH, Kim M, Lee KH, Eom KY, Kjeldsen MK, Mirza MR, Kim JW
J Gynecol Oncol 2018 Mar;29(2):e31. doi: 10.3802/jgo.2018.29.e31. PMID: 29468855Free PMC Article
Suh DH, Kim M, Kim K, Kim HJ, Lee KH, Kim JW
J Gynecol Oncol 2017 May;28(3):e45. Epub 2017 Mar 24 doi: 10.3802/jgo.2017.28.e45. PMID: 28382802Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Sung H, Jiang C, Bandi P, Minihan A, Fidler-Benaoudia M, Islami F, Siegel RL, Jemal A
Lancet Public Health 2024 Aug;9(8):e583-e593. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00156-7. PMID: 39095135
Almorox L, Antequera L, Rojas I, Herrera LJ, Ortuño FM
Genes (Basel) 2024 Feb 28;15(3) doi: 10.3390/genes15030312. PMID: 38540371Free PMC Article
Bezerra KRV, Martins-Filho A, Sousa MCM, Murta EFC, Nomelini RS
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2021 Jun;67(5):696-701. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20201099. PMID: 34550258
Sung H, Siegel RL, Rosenberg PS, Jemal A
Lancet Public Health 2019 Mar;4(3):e137-e147. Epub 2019 Feb 4 doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(18)30267-6. PMID: 30733056
Yamamoto K, Mabuchi S, Yamasaki M, Yoshimura M, Murata Y
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2013 May;39(5):1107-10. Epub 2012 Dec 21 doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2012.02060.x. PMID: 23279043

Clinical prediction guides

Almorox L, Antequera L, Rojas I, Herrera LJ, Ortuño FM
Genes (Basel) 2024 Feb 28;15(3) doi: 10.3390/genes15030312. PMID: 38540371Free PMC Article
Jiang YF, Jiang Y, Bi JH, Zhang Y, Zheng WW, Zhou XH, Wu J, Yuan HY, Zhao WS, Xiang YB
Cancer Epidemiol 2023 Jun;84:102355. Epub 2023 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2023.102355. PMID: 36989956
Higashiyama N, Yamaguchi K, Yamamoto Y, Ueda A, Inayama Y, Egawa M, Yamanoi K, Taki M, Ukita M, Hosoe Y, Horie A, Hamanishi J, Mandai M
Support Care Cancer 2022 Sep;30(9):7569-7574. Epub 2022 Jun 8 doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07179-z. PMID: 35674795Free PMC Article
Lai JC, Weng CS, Huang SM, Huang N, Chou YJ, Wang CC, Wang KL
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2017 Feb;56(1):68-72. doi: 10.1016/j.tjog.2015.09.010. PMID: 28254229
Hoogendoorn WE, Hollema H, van Boven HH, Bergman E, de Leeuw-Mantel G, Platteel I, Fles R, Nederlof PM, Mourits MJ, van Leeuwen FE; Comprehensive Cancer Centers TAMARISK-group
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2008 Nov;112(1):99-108. Epub 2007 Dec 7 doi: 10.1007/s10549-007-9823-1. PMID: 18064567

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