Uterine cancer

	Uterine cancer
	Classification and external resources
	Malignant tumor of the uterus
ICD-10	C54.
MeSH	D014594

The term uterine cancer may refer to any of several different types of cancer which occur in the uterus, namely:

Uterine sarcomas: sarcomas of the myometrium, or muscular layer of the uterus, are most commonly leiomyosarcomas.

Endometrial carcinomas originate from cells in the glands of the endometrium (uterine lining). These include the common and readily treatable well-differentiated endometrioid adenocarcinoma, as well as the more aggressive uterine papillary serous carcinoma and uterine clear-cell carcinoma.

Endometrial stromal sarcomas originate from the connective tissues of the endometrium, and are far less common than endometrial carcinomas.

Malignant mixed Müllerian tumors are rare endometrial tumors which show both glandular (carcinomatous) and stromal (sarcomatous) differentiation — their true cell of origin is unknown.

Cervical cancer arises from the transitional zone of the cervix, the lower portion of the uterus and connects to the upper aspect of the vagina.

Gestational trophoblastic disease relates to neoplastic processess originating from tissue of a pregnancy that often is located in the uterus.


Uterine cancer
Classification and external resources
Malignant tumor of the uterus
ICD-10	C 54.
MeSH	D014594