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Cancer of the endometrium

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Abstract

Radiological imaging represents a precious aid to the clinicians in the assessment of endometrial cancer. The positive diagnosis is clinical and histological. However, imaging could play an important role in the early detection or even screening in the future. On the other hand, it is currently only in the position to stage the cancer prior to commencing treatment.

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  1. Centre d’Imagerie Scanner Paris 14, 119 avenue du Général Leclerc, 75014, Paris, France

    Didier Buthiau (Radiologue. Ancien Chef de Clinique-Assistant des Hôpitaux de Paris) (Radiologue. Ancien Chef de Clinique-Assistant des Hôpitaux de Paris)

  2. et Centre RMX, 80 avenue Félix Faure, 75015, Paris, France

    Didier Buthiau (Radiologue. Ancien Chef de Clinique-Assistant des Hôpitaux de Paris) (Radiologue. Ancien Chef de Clinique-Assistant des Hôpitaux de Paris)

  3. Hôpital de La Salpêtrière, 47 boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France

    David Khayat (Cancérologue. Professor des Universités, Praticien Hospitalier. Chef du Service d’Oncologie Médicale) (Cancérologue. Professor des Universités, Praticien Hospitalier. Chef du Service d’Oncologie Médicale)

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Dargent, D. et al. (1998). Cancer of the endometrium. In: Buthiau, D., Khayat, D. (eds) CT and MRI in Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46842-1_35

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