Patient's question:
I used to be quite thin, only about 90 jin. But recently, I've gained weight quickly and now I'm up to 130 jin. I'm worried about having some disease, so I went to see a doctor, and the result was endometrial cancer. What kind of help I'm looking for: What are the causes of endometrial cancer among gynecological tumors?Doctor's answer:
The etiology of endometrial cancer is not very clear. Most authors believe that endometrial cancer has two types, possibly with two pathogenic mechanisms. One type is relatively younger, where repeated fibrotic changes occur in the endometrium under the long-term effect of estrogen without progesterone antagonism, eventually leading to carcinogenesis, but the tumor has a better proliferation rate; the other pathogenic mechanism is unclear and may be related to genetic variations, more common in postmenopausal elderly women who are thin and have low estrogen levels. The surrounding endometrium in the cancer focus can be dilated, the tumor has a high malignancy rate, poor proliferation, and a poor prognosis.