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Adenocarcinoma of the endometrium: Pre-op prep & Diagnosis

Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Feb 1, 2023 | Replies (67)
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@cynthiaslife

Thanks for sharing all of this. It is calming me down. Sounds like the recovery went smoothly for you and you had little pain. I hope that is how it goes for me too. Did they say you had grade 1? That is what they told me. I am not sure if this is the same as stage 1. Do you know? Did they tell you what stage it was in?

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Helen, Volunteer Mentor | @naturegirl5 | Dec 1, 2022

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I was diagnosed with endometrioid adenocarcinoma FIGO 1. After. hysterectomy when the pathologist examined the tissue the cancer was staged at 1a. FIGO is different than stage.

FIGO classification types are made by pathologists when they look at a biopsy under a microscope. FIGO classifications refer to the organization of the cells-how organized they are into a tumor and how they appear. FIGO numbers go from 1-3 with 1 meaning that the cells are not very differentiated.

Stage refers to where the cancer is found. Stage IA: The cancer is found only in the endometrium or less than one-half of the myometrium (muscle in the endometrium lining of the uterus. Each higher stage means that the cancer has spread to more places. Here is an explanation:
Endometrial Cancer Staging

-- https://www.cancer.org/cancer/endometrial-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/staging.html

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