uterine cancer

Definition of uterine cancer

uterine cancer

(YOO-teh-rin KAN-ser)
Cancer that forms in tissues of the uterus (the small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman's pelvis in which a fetus develops). Two types of uterine cancer are endometrial cancer (cancer that begins in cells lining the uterus) and uterine sarcoma (a rare cancer that begins in muscle or other tissues in the uterus).

Source: NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms