Question

J.T. is a 62-year-old woman who has been on estrogen therapy without progesterone for menopausal symptoms for the past 6 years. She is seeking medical care for unexplained vaginal bleeding. She is obese and has been menopausal for 8 years and has not had any menstrual bleeding until a week ago. She does not have any pelvic discomfort. After examination, she is scheduled for a dilatation and curettage (D&C) with biopsy. The biopsy reveals endometrial cancer.

1. Outline the processes that have most likely occurred in her body?

2. What would you notice for clinical manifestations?

3. what diagnostic tests were used and what do these tell you?

4. what treatment measures would you anticipate?

Answer 1

Answer-1 The estrogen in excess usage may have caused the stress over the pelvis cells and these mutation cause cancer.

Answer-2 The climical symptoms were the vaginal blood flow even she has menopausal from 8 years.

Answer-3 The diagnostic test used was dilatation and curettage biopsy. It confirmed the cancer. answer-4 The treatment should be that help to digest cancer cell. Example may be chemotherapy.