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   Curettage

   In selected cases, curettage may be employed to treat certain 'low risk' skin cancers such as superficial basal cell carcinoma.
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   Endometrial cancer

   Endometrial curettage is the traditional diagnostic method. ... ↑ American Cancer Society - Uterine Sarcomas - Hormonal Therapy (accessed 5-25-07)
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   Cervical cancer

   It allows only the following diagnostic tests to be used in determining the stage: palpation, inspection, colposcopy, endocervical curettage, hysteroscopy, cystoscopy, proctoscopy, intravenous urography, and X-ray examination of the lungs and skeleton, and cervical conization. ... Penis cancer
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   Abortion

   The World Health Organization recommends this procedure, also called sharp curettage, only when MVA is unavailable. ... Breast cancer hypothesis
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   List of oncology-related terms

   The original source for this list was the U.S. National Cancer Institute's public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms. ... endocervical curettage
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   Endometrial polyp

   Polyps can be surgically removed using curettage or hysterescopy. ... A hysterectomy would usually not be considered if cancer has been ruled out.
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   Uterine papillary serous carcinoma

   Such bleeding is followed by further evaluation leading to a tissue diagnosis, usually done by a dilatation and curettage (D&C). ... Types of cancer
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   Uterine clear cell carcinoma

   Such bleeding is followed by further evaluation leading to a tissue diagnosis, usually done by a dilatation and curettage (D&C). ... Types of cancer
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   Abscess

   "Incision and drainage v. incision, curettage and suture under antibiotic cover in anorectal abscess. ... ephelis, lentigo, melasma, nevus, malignant melanoma
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    Vaginal bleeding

    It can also be a sign of vaginal cancer. ... Abnormal endometrium may have to be investigated by a hysteroscopy with a biopsy or a dilation and curettage.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Curettage,
• Endometrial cancer,
• Cervical cancer,
• Abortion,
• List of oncology-related terms,
• Endometrial polyp,
• Uterine papillary serous carcinoma,
• Uterine clear cell carcinoma,
• Abscess,
• Vaginal bleeding