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ReviewCancers2022

Endometrial Cancer Management in Young Women.

Anna Markowska, Anita Chudecka-Głaz, Kazimierz Pityński, Włodzimierz Baranowski, Janina Markowska, Włodzimierz Sawicki

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Review in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed
6.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Anna MarkowskaDepartment of Perinatology and Womens' Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-535 Poznan, Poland.
Anita Chudecka-GłazDepartment of Gynecological Surgery and Gynecological Oncology of Adults and Adolescents, Pomeranian Medical University, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland.
Kazimierz PityńskiDepartment of Gynecology and Oncology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-501 Krakow, Poland.
Włodzimierz BaranowskiDepartment of Gynecological Oncology, Military Institute of Medicine, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland.
Janina MarkowskaThe Clinic of Oncology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-569 Poznan, Poland.
Włodzimierz SawickiChair and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0812-7877
Poznan University of Medical Sciences · PLJagiellonian University · PLMedical University of Warsaw · PLPomeranian Medical University · PLWojskowy Instytut Medycyny Lotniczej · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endometrial cancer (EC) rarely develops in young women. Most cases are associated with known risk factors: BMI > 30, history of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOs), and race differentiation. The molecular EC classification based on The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network divides these heterogeneous cancers into four types: Polymerase Epsilon Mutation (POLE), Microsatellite Instability (MSI), Copy Number Low (CNL), and Copy Number High (CNH). This division was introduced to allow for early assessment of neoplastic changes and clinical management, including targeted therapies. The basic technique for imaging endometrium changes is transvaginal sonography. Hysteroscopy is the standard for obtaining endometrial material for histological evaluation. The MRI result permits assessment of the extent of EC cancer infiltration. In young women who want to preserve fertility, apart from surgery, conservative management is often implemented after strict selection based on clinical and pathological data. This pharmacological treatment involves the administration of progestogens MPA (medroxyprogesterone acetate) and MA (megestrol acetate). The use of metformin may increase the effectiveness of such treatment. An alternative option is to apply progestogens locally—via the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device. In addition to pharmacological treatment, hysteroscopic resection may be used—part of the uterine muscle adjacent to the pathologically changed endometrium may also undergo resection. An alternative is the administration of estrogen receptor modulators (e.g., SERMs) or aromatase inhibitors, or GnRH agonists.

Indexed as

endometrial cancerGnRH agonisthysteroscopyMRIprogestogensTCGA classificationultrasound

Identifiers

PMID35454829
PMCPMC9033146
OpenAlexW4223514375

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