• Axial T1-weighted MR image of the uterus shows a multilobulated, low signal intensity, polypoid tumor arising from the right side of the endometrium and surrounded by fluid. (medscape.com)
  • Most endometrial cancers are detected at an early stage , with the tumor confined to the uterine corpus in 75% of patients. (medscape.com)
  • Corpus Uteri - Carcinoma and Carcinosarcoma. (medscape.com)
  • Corpus Uteri. (medscape.com)
  • 5-7 On pelvic examination, the uterus is often enlarged, and in some cases part of the tumor may prolapse through the cervical os and into the vaginal canal. (sarcomahelp.org)
  • The most frequent presenting symptoms are abnormal vaginal bleeding and pelvic or abdominal pain. (sarcomahelp.org)
  • Some investigators believe that this should be the first diagnostic procedure because vaginal ultrasonography is less invasive than endometrial biopsy. (medscape.com)
  • This is accomplished by placing a small volume of saline into the endometrial cavity and then repeating the vaginal ultrasonogram. (medscape.com)
  • More recent data would suggest that mixed müllerian tumors originally thought to be a sarcoma are in actuality epithelial in origin and should be included here instead of as a primary sarcoma. (medscape.com)