Uterine clear-cell carcinoma

Uterine clear-cell carcinoma
Uterine clear-cell carcinoma
Specialty	Gynecology, oncology

Uterine clear-cell carcinoma (CC) is a rare form of endometrial cancer with distinct morphological features on pathology; it is aggressive and has high recurrence rate. Like uterine papillary serous carcinoma CC does not develop from endometrial hyperplasia and is not hormone sensitive, rather it arises from an atrophic endometrium. Such lesions belong to the type II endometrial cancers.^[1]

^ Gründker C, Günthert AR, Emons G (2008). "Hormonal heterogeneity of endometrial cancer". Adv Exp Med Biol. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 630: 166–188. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-78818-0_11. ISBN 978-0-387-78817-3. PMID 18637491.

[1] Gründker C, Günthert AR, Emons G (2008). "Hormonal heterogeneity of endometrial cancer". Adv Exp Med Biol. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 630: 166–188. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-78818-0_11. ISBN 978-0-387-78817-3. PMID 18637491.

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