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Endometrial cancer is the most common malignancy of the female genital tract in the more developed regions of the world [1]. Stage of disease, i.e., the extent of tumor spread at the time of presentation, is the most significant prognostic parameter.
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Åvall Lundqvist, E. (2020). Classification of Endometrial Cancer. In: Mirza, M. (eds) Management of Endometrial Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64513-1_1
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