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According to the guidelines of the International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and TNM, the staging of endometrial cancer relies on clinical examination, curettage or hysteroscopy, cystoscopy, proctoscopy, pyelogram and imaging of the lungs and skeleton. Diagnostic imaging of the uterus is not yet considered the basis for changing the clinical stage.
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Zanetta, G. (2003). Ultrasound Staging of Endometrial Cancer. In: Ultrasound and Endoscopic Surgery in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0655-5_12
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