Postoperative Vaginal Brachytherapy of a Patient with Endometrial Cancer: Case Presentation
Articles > Article · 2019
Authors: Hakan EREN, Yusuf Ziya HAZERAL, Senem ALANYALI, Zeynep ÖZSARAN
TURK ONKOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2019, vol 34, pp 90-93
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, anti pelvic lymph node dissection (TAH+BSO+PPLND). Pathology specimen revealed endometrioid adenocarcinoma sized 2 cm with histologic grade 2. Tumor had halt inner myometrial invasion. Lymphovasculary invasion and lymph node metastases (0/17) were not reported. She was referred to the radiation oncology department tor intracavitary brachytherapy.