Signs and symptoms associated with uterine cancer in pre- and postmenopausal women.

ABSTRACT: Uterine cancer is the most and second most common gynecological malignancy in developed and developing countries, respectively. The majority of endometrial cancers are diagnosed early due to the presence of abnormal uterine bleeding. The existing literature however contains only little data regarding the prevalence of such symptoms compared to patients with no or benign pathology. Therefore, a systematic review was conducted in order to determine the significance of various clinical signs and symptoms predicting uterine cancer. Embase, Web of Science and Medline databases were searched from inception until 18 June 2019. Studies eligible for selection inclusion assessed the diagnostic accuracy of clinical signs and symptoms in pre- and postmenopausal women aged 18-99 years old with uterine

SUBMITTER: Boeckstaens S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7649270 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature