The impact of morbid obesity on survival of endometrial cancer

GÜZEL A. B., KHATİB G., KÜÇÜKGÖZ GÜLEÇ Ü., Gumurdul D., VARDAR M. A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, cilt.17, sa.3, ss.209-214, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tjod.galenos.2020.83773
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.209-214
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Morbid obesity, endometrial cancer, survival, BODY-MASS INDEX, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS, CARCINOMA, WOMEN, ASSOCIATIONS, OVERWEIGHT, MORTALITY, OUTCOMES
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Morbid obesity is identified as patients with a body mass index more than 40 kg/m(2). Obesity is known as a risk factor for endometrial cancer due to the increase of the deposited estrogen. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of morbid obesity on the survival of endometrial cancer.