Endocrine factors in the etiology of endometrial carcinoma

In the blood of 39 women with endometrial carcinoma the FSH, LH, estrone, androstendion, estradiol and dehydroepiandrosterone were determined by the RIA method. Compared to the control group the estrone (303.3 +/- 44.3 pmol/l), estradiol (165.2 +/- 29.4 pmol/l) and the androstendion (5.24 +/- 0.44 n...

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Published in:	Neoplasma Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 393 - 397
Main Authors:	Gimes, G, Szarvas, Z, Siklósi, G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Slovakia 1986
Subjects:	Aged Androstenedione - blood Dehydroepiandrosterone - blood Estradiol - blood Estrone - blood Female Follicle Stimulating Hormone - blood Gonadal Steroid Hormones - blood Humans Luteinizing Hormone - blood Middle Aged Radioimmunoassay Uterine Neoplasms - blood
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Summary:	In the blood of 39 women with endometrial carcinoma the FSH, LH, estrone, androstendion, estradiol and dehydroepiandrosterone were determined by the RIA method. Compared to the control group the estrone (303.3 +/- 44.3 pmol/l), estradiol (165.2 +/- 29.4 pmol/l) and the androstendion (5.24 +/- 0.44 nmol/l) were significantly higher. The source of the increased estrogen levels was mainly of adrenal origin. The peripheral conversion, i.e. aromatization of androstendion into estrone was particularly marked in the case of adipose patients. The unbalanced estrogen effect in the absence of progesterone is one of the decisive factors in the etiology of endometrial carcinoma.
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ISSN:	0028-2685