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Uterine Corpus Cancer
Definition 1
A malignant neoplasm arising from the uterine corpus. This category includes endometrial carcinoma and carcinosarcoma. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Cancer that forms in the tissue lining the uterus (the small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman's pelvis in which a fetus develops). Most endometrial cancers are adenocarcinomas (cancers that begin in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids). (NCI Dictionary)
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