Review Article

Molecular Profiling of Endometrial Malignancies

Table 1

Clinical and pathological characteristics of type I and type II endometrial carcinoma [1, 2, 4ā€“13].

Type IType II

Proportion of endometrial carcinomas4/51/5
Menstrual statusPre- and perimenopausalPostmenopausal
Endocrine-metabolic disturbancePresentAbsent
Estrogen-associatedYesNo
Background endometriumHyperplasiaAtrophy
Histological typeEndometrioidSerous, clear cell
Tumor gradeLowHigh
Depth of myometrial invasionSuperficialDeep
BehaviorStable/indolentProgressive/aggressive