Postoperative Vaginal Brachytherapy of a Patient with Endometrial Cancer: Case Presentation
Articles > Article ยท 2019
Authors: Hakan Eren
Turkish Journal of Oncology, International, Scopus, 2019
Summary
Case: A 39-year-old woman presented with an abnormal postmenopausal vaginal bleeding, and probe curettage was performed for diagnostic purposes.She was diagnosed with endometrial cancer.She underwent total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and pelvic lymph node dissection (TAH+BSO+PPLND).Pathology specimen revealed endometrioid adenocarcinoma sized 2 cm with histologic grade 2. Tumor had half inner myometrial invasion.Lymphovasculary invasion and lymph node metastases (0/17) were not reported.She was referred to the radiation oncology department for intracavitary brachytherapy.