uterus
The uterus is located behind the bladder, and has the form of upside down inverted in the non-pregnant woman. It is about 75 mm long and 50 mm wide. The name of the body is called the upper and wider part of the uterus, while the name of the cervix on the lower and narrow leading to the vagina. Before pregnancy the uterine cavity is small and narrow, while the muscular walls are equipped with an outer layer, called epithelium uterus, and thick middle layer, The uterus muscle, the internal vascular lining called endometrium.
The thickness of the lining of the uterus increases each month under the influence of hormones in preparation for fertilizing the fertilized egg. However, if pregnancy does not occur, endometrial cells are destroyed and the uterus is excreted through the menstrual cycle. Cancer begins in the lining of the uterus when cancerous cells multiply violently in the abdomen. If the disease is not detected, the cancer cells may invade the wall of the uterus and the cervix and then the urinary bladder and intestines and some of the most distant members, and the biggest factors that help the emergence of cancer is exposure to a high level of estrogen that has nothing to discourage, For this type of cancer in the following cases:
- Menstruation begins at an early age.
- The presence of any source of estrogen without what is harmful.
- You have an increase in the number of normal endometrial cells.
- You have one or no child.
- Your menopause is delayed.
- Obesity: Because fatty tissue contains an enzyme that converts other hormones to estrogen.
In addition, you are already at risk if you have breast cancer or have breast cancer and have been treated with tamoxifen to prevent relapse. Women with liver disease are also at risk because the liver breaks excess amounts of estrogen. The most common symptoms of this disease are dysmenorrhea, pain during ovulation, bowel discharge, and sexual intercourse. The delay or inability to conceive may be the most common symptoms and infertility analysis is one way to detect this cancer. However, in some cases it is difficult to distinguish symptoms of uterine cancer from the symptoms of pelvic inflammation.
At present, endometrial cancer can be diagnosed by laparoscopy, a small operation in which a tube with a small camera is inserted into the pelvic area directly below the navel. This is usually done after general anesthesia of the body.
Treatment: If malignant cells are detected, they will be referred to a tumor specialist for more accurate tests to measure the extent of cancer. As long as the samples of this type of cancer will be agreed to perform hysterectomy with the ovaries.