NCIt related terms : Uterine Corpus Endomential Carcinoma; CARCINOMA, ENDOMETRIAL, MALIGNANT; Carcinoma of the Endometrium; Endometrial Cancer;
NCIt definition : A malignant tumor arising from the epithelium that lines the cavity of the uterine
body. The vast majority of endometrial carcinomas are adenocarcinomas; squamous cell
and adenosquamous carcinomas represent a minority of the cases. Endometrioid adenocarcinoma
is the most frequently seen variant of endometrial adenocarcinoma. Uterine bleeding
is an initial clinical sign. The prognosis depends on the stage of the tumor, the
depth of myometrial wall invasion, and the degree of differentiation.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Cancer that forms in the tissue lining the uterus (the small, hollow, pear-shaped
organ in a woman's pelvis in which a fetus develops). Most endometrial cancers are
adenocarcinomas (cancers that begin in cells that make and release mucus and other
fluids).; CDISC: A malignant epithelial neoplasm arising from the lining of the uterine body
cavity.;