Should we be more aware of endometrial cancer in adolescents?

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Although endometrial cancer is generally diagnosed in women after menopause, it may incidentally develop in young women or even in adolescents. Diagnostic tools should be applied in young teenage girls complaining of abnormal genital bleeding, particularly those with hereditary cancer syndromes (such as Cowden or Lynch syndromes). Adolescents affected by polycystic ovary syndrome and obesity may also be at...

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