Introduction Swiss incidences as well as mortality rates for cancer of the corpus uteri have decreased slightly over the last 20 years [1]. In the recent past (2006-2010), about 16 in 100’000 women were diagnosed each year with endometrial cancer, while 3 in 100’000 died of their disease. The most common type of cancer is adenocarcinoma of the endometrial lining, which is the most common malign...