Question 97 (part 2) · LEK · Endometrial cancer
Which of the following statements is true about endometrial cancer type II:
- A. it is endometrioid adenocarcinoma (adenocarcinoma endometrioides).
- B. it occurs in 80% of cases.
- C. it is oestrogen-dependent.
- D. it is preceded by hyperplasia with atypia
- E. it is characterised by an aggressive course and a poor prognosis.
Hint
Contrast the hormone-dependent, obesity-related type with the type arising in atrophic endometrium of older women.
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