CA: A Cancer Journal for CliniciansVolume 27, Issue 1 p. 47-49 DepartmentFree Access Postmenopausal estrogens and endometrial cancer Saul B. Gusberg M.D., Saul B. Gusberg M.D. Professor and Chairman, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New YorkSearch for more papers by this author Saul B. Gusberg M.D., Saul B. Gusberg M.D. Professor and Chairman, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New YorkSearch for more papers by this author First published: January/February 1977 https://doi.org/10.3322/canjclin.16.1.47AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References 1 Allen, E., and Doisy, E. A.: An ovarian hormone, a preliminary report on its localization, extraction, partial purification, and action in test animals. JAMA 81: 819– 821, 1923. 2 Allen, E.; Smith, G. M., and Gardner, W. U.: Accentuation of growth effect of theelin on genital tissues of ovariectomized mouse by arrest of mitosis with colchicine. Am. J. Anat. 61: 321– 341, 1937. 3 Allen, E.; Smith, G. M., and Reynolds, S. R. M.: Hyperplasia of uterine muscle as studied by colchicine method. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 37: 257– 259, 1937. 4 Fremont-Smith, M. et al: Cancer of the endometrium and prolonged estrogen therapy. JAMA 131: 805– 808, 1946. 5 Wallach, S., and Henneman, P. H.: Prolonged estrogen therapy in postmenopausal women. JAMA 171: 1637– 1642, 1959. 6 Allaben, G. R., and Owen, S. E.: Adenocarcinoma of breast coincidental with strenuous estrogen therapy. JAMA 112: 1933– 1934, 1939. 7 Auchincloss, H., and Haagensen, C. D.: Cancer of the breast possibly induced by estrogenic substance. JAMA 114: 1517– 1523, 1940. 8 Gusberg, S. B.: Precursors of corpus carcinoma, estrogens and adenomatous hyperplasia. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 54: 905– 927, 1947. 9 Gusberg, S. B., and Kaplan, A. L.: Precursors of corpus cancer. IV. Adenomatous hyperplasia as stage 0 carcinoma of the endometrium. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 87: 662– 678, 1963. 10 Crossen, R. J., and Loeb, L.: Effect of long-continued administration of estrogen on sex organs of mice which have passed the reproductive period. Arch. Pathol. 37: 202– 212, 1944. 11 Meissner, W. A., and Sommers, S. C.: Endometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma produced by estrogens. Am. J. Pathol. 31: 57, 1955. 12 Hertig, A. T.: Endocrine ovarian cancer relationships. Cancer 10: 838– 841, 1957. 13 Dockerty, M. B., and Mussey, E.: Malignant lesions of uterus associated with estrogen-producing tumors. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 61: 147– 153, 1951. 14 Ingram, J. M., Jr., and Novak, E.: Endometrial carcinoma associated with feminizing ovarian tumors. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 61: 774– 789, 1951. 15 Andrewsm W. C.: Estrogens and endometrial carcinoma. Obstet. Gynecol. Survey 16: 747– 767, 1961. 16 Gusberg, S. B.: The histogenesis of endometrial cancer: A view from the follicle. Bull. Sloane Hosp. 94: 637, 1964. 17 Speert, H.: Corpus Cancer: Clinical, pathological, and etiological aspects. Cancer 1: 584– 603, 1948. 18 Corscaden, J. A., and Gusberg, S. B.: The background of corpus cancer. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 53: 419, 1957. 19 Kelley, R. M., and Baker, W. H.: Progestational agents in the treatment of carcinoma of the endometrium. Proc. Am. Assn. Cancer Res. 3: 125, 1960. 20 Kelley, R. M., and Baker, W. H.: The role of progesterone in human endometrial cancer. Cancer Res. 25: 1190– 1192, 1965. 21 Kistner, R. W.: Histological effects of progestins on hyperplasia and cancer in situ of the endometrium. Cancer 12: 1106– 1122, 1959. 22 Atkinson, W. B., and Gusberg, S. B.: Histochemical studies on abnormal growth of human endometrium; alkaline phosphatase in hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma. Cancer 1: 248– 257, 1948. 23 Herbst, A. L.; Ulfelder, H., and Poskanzer, D. C.: Adenocarcinoma of the vagina. Association of stilbestrol therapy with tumor appearance in young women. N. Engl. J. Med. 284: 878– 881, 1971. Volume27, Issue1January/February 1977Pages 47-49 ReferencesRelatedInformation