TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2019 , Vol 34 , Num 1
Postoperative Vaginal Brachytherapy of a Patient with Endometrial Cancer: Case Presentation
Hakan EREN,Yusuf Ziya HAZERAL,Senem ALANYALI,Zeynep ÖZSARAN
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, İzmir-Turkey DOI : 10.5505/tjo.2019.1919

Summary

Case: A 39-year-old woman presented with an abnormal postmenopausal vaginal bleeding, and probe curettage was performed for diagnostic purposes. She was diagnosed with endometrial cancer. She underwent total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and pelvic lymph node dissection (TAH+BSO+PPLND). Pathology specimen revealed endometrioid adenocarcinoma sized 2 cm with histologic grade 2. Tumor had half inner myometrial invasion. Lymphovasculary invasion and lymph node metastases (0/17) were not reported. She was referred to the radiation oncology department for intracavitary brachytherapy.