Diseases

Endometrioid Carcinoma

An adenocarcinoma characterized by the presence of cells resembling the glandular cells of the ENDOMETRIUM. It is a common histological type of ovarian CARCINOMA and ENDOMETRIAL CARCINOMA. There is a high frequency of co-occurrence of this form of adenocarcinoma in both tissues.

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Abstract

An adenocarcinoma characterized by the presence of cells resembling the glandular cells of the ENDOMETRIUM. It is a common histological type of ovarian CARCINOMA and ENDOMETRIAL CARCINOMA. There is a high frequency of co-occurrence of this form of adenocarcinoma in both tissues.

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7 entry terms
  • Carcinoma, Endometrioid
  • Carcinomas, Endometrioid
  • Endometrioid Carcinomas
  • Adenocarcinoma, Endometrioid
  • Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma
  • Adenocarcinomas, Endometrioid
  • Endometrioid Adenocarcinomas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with OVARIAN NEOPLASMS (IM) or ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS (IM)

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Previous Indexing

  • Adenocarcinoma (1966-1993)
  • Endometriosis (1966-1993)
  • Ovarian Neoplasms (1966-1993)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Endometrioid Carcinoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018269. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018269
  2. Endometrioid Carcinoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18555222