Endometrial cancer physical examination

Physical examination of patients with endometrial cancer is usually remarkable for vaginal bleeding, pallor, and pedal edema.

Physical examination of patients with endometrial cancer is usually remarkable for vaginal bleeding, pallor, and pedal edema.^[1]

• Patients with early disease often appear normal.
• Patients with advanced disease may appear lethargic, pale, or confused.

Vital signs are generally within normal limit, but patients with severe disease may have the following vital signs:

• Tachypnea
• Tachycardia

• Pallor
• Jaundice

• Lymphadenopathy

• Decreased/absent breath sounds

• Hepatomegaly

• Vaginal bleeding
• Uterus normal size in early stage, uterus is enlarged in advanced stage

• Pedal edema

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