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Table 2 Clinical and technical aspects of the four cases

From: Endometrial cancer following endometrial resection

Number of case

Endometrial ablation method

Circumstances of cancer diagnosis

Histology at hysteroscopy

Histology of cancer, stage and grade

Treatment for pathologic diagnosis

1

Polyp resection + myoma resection + complete endometrial resection

Recurrent bleeding under HRT

Fibro glandular polyp and myoma

Adeno carcinoma with clear cells 1B, Grade II-III

TH + BSO + lymphadenectomy by laparoscopy +Rx therapy

2

Selective resection of polyps + curettage

Recurrent bleeding

Two glandulo-cystic polyps + endometrial atrophy

Adeno carcinoma 1C, Grade I

TH + BSO + lymphadenectomy by laparotomy + Rx therapy

3

Polyp resection + complete endometrial resection + "roller-ball" endometrial coagulation

Recurrent bleeding

Three glandulo-cystic polyps + adenomyosis

Adeno acanthoma 1A, Grade I

TH+BSO + lymphadenectomy by laparoscopy + Rx therapy

4

Complete endometrial resection

Recurrent bleeding under HRT

Simple polypoid hyperplasia

Adeno carcinoma 1B, Grade I

TH+BSO + lymphadenectomy by laparoscopy + Rx therapy

  1. HRT, Hormone replacement therapy; TH, total hysterectomy; BSO, bilateral salpingo ophorectomy