Hormone therapy as a management strategy for lung metastasis after 5 years of endometrial cancer
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RATIONALE Endometrial cancer patients with lung metastases are rare, and more rarely with long-term management of progesterone after recurrence. PATIENT CONCERNS Informed consent of the patients and their families. DIAGNOSES Endometrial cancer (IVB) (Refer to 2009 FIGO stag of endometrial cancer). INTERVENTIONS the patient was treated with Megestrol Acetate Dispersible Tablets (trade name Yilizhi), 160 mg, orally, once daily, without interruption. OUTCOMES The patient has been treated with progesterone therapy for stable conditions and her survival time is already roughly a decade (December 2006-October 2016). LESSONS Hormone therapy may as a long-term management for hormone receptor-positive patients with recurrent endometrial cancer.
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