ParticipantsJoao Pedro Costa, MD, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Presenter) Nothing to Disclose
Briefly review the main histological subtypes of endometrial cancer and its implications on prognosis and managementDescribe the MRI protocol and diagnostic value of each sequence for tumor stagingRecognize the classic appearance of endometrial cancer on MRIPropose a systematic MRI evaluation to understand the landmarks in the FIGO staging classificationDiscuss the role of MRI to aid the decision of lymphadenectomy, fertility sparing surgery, lymph node sentinel approach and FDG PET/CT staging.
TABLE OF CONTENTS/OUTLINEINTRODUCTION - Overview of endometrial cancer.HISTOLOGICAL AND GENOMIC EVALUATION - MRI TECHNIQUE/ Patient preparation/ MRI protocol/ MRI APPEARANCE/ Imaging features of endometrial cancer/ How to evaluate the landmarks for FIGO staging/ Lymphatic “road map”/ Common and uncommon metastatic sites.FIGO STAGING - Practical guide to aid radiologists during tumor staging.ENDOMETRIAL CANCER MANAGEMENT - Briefly review the guidelines for manage the endometrial cancer according histologic, genomic and radiologic findings.WHAT´S NEW - lymph node sentinel, fertility sparing, lymphadenectomy sparing approaches and the role of FDG PET/CT staging.ILLUSTRATIVE CASES - Illustrative cases from our institutional database/ Differential diagnosis.