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What are symptoms of Endometrial cancer?

If a lady has following Symptoms, she must consult a Doctor .  •Post menopausal bleeding  •Abnormal Vaginal bleeding - bleeding not related to periods  • pain during intercourse • feeling of mass in pelvic area  • pain in pelvic area  • weight loss  • painful or  frequent  urination What are the stages ?  Revised 2009 FIGO staging for carcinoma of the endometrium 7:  • stage 0: carcinoma in situ  • stage I: limited to the body of the uterus  ◦ Ia: no or less than half (≤ 50%) myometrial invasion  ◦ Ib: invasion equal to or more than half (≥ 50%) of the myometrium  • stage II: cervical stromal involvement  ◦ endocervical glandular involvement only is stage I  • stage III: local or regional spread of the tumor  ◦ IIIa: tumor invades the serosa of the body of the uterus and/or adnexa  ◦ IIIb: vaginal or parametrial involvement  ◦ IIIc:  ...