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Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2014; 74(3): 248-249
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1368262
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Comment on the “Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometrial Cancer-Update 2013” by G. Emons and P. Mallmann for the Uterus Commission of AGO

Stellungnahme zu den „Empfehlungen zur Diagnostik und Therapie des Endometriumkarzinoms – Update 2013“ von G. Emons und P. Mallmann für die Kommission Uterus der AGO
M. Kolben
1   Praxis für Frauengesundheit, Gräfelfing
,
C. Dannecker
2   Klinik und Poliklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Campus Großhadern, LMU München
,
R. Kürzl
3   Klinik und Poliklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Campus Innenstadt, LMU München
,
for the Uterine Malignancies Project Group of the Munich Tumor Center › Author Affiliations
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09 April 2014 (online)

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Prior to starting work on the planned S3 guideline on the “Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometrial Cancer”, G. Emons and P. Mallmann, acting for the Uterus Commission of AGO, provided a summary of the current state of affairs [1]. The summary, which consisted of a brief outline of the main points, was discussed in detail by the Uterine Malignancies Project Group of the Munich Tumor Center, and two points in particular prompted the following comments:

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