Advances in the Study of Lynch Syndrome Associated Endometrial Cancer

Abstract

Lynch syndrome (LS), an autosomal dominant genetic disorder caused by mismatch repair gene defects, is characterized by the susceptibility to multi-system malignancies. LS associated endometrial cancer (LS-EC) is the most common extraintestinal sentinel cancer of LS. In the era of precision medicine, early screening of LS-EC is of great significance to preventing the occurrence of other LS related malignant tumors. This paper reviews the research progress on screening methods and prevention of LS-EC, in order to provide reference for precise diagnosis and prevention of LS-related tumors.

Keywords

• lynch syndrome
• endometrial cancer
• sentinel cancer
• mismatch repair gene
• screening