[Contribution to the study of adenocarcinoma of the endometrium. Part I: Introduction. Part II: Material and methods]

The author reviews the problem of the adenocarcinoma of the endometrium. In this work, first of the two that will complete it, the author studies the historical evolution, etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, therapy, evolution and prognosis, and presents the 196 cases of adenocarcinoma of the body of the uterus seen by the Service of Gynecology of the National Institute of Oncology between 1962 and 1975, together with the methods used for their study.