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Uterine cancer. Light micrograph (LM) of section of a clear- cell carcinoma of a human uterus. The most common form of cancer of the female reproductive tract is endometrial carcinoma -- cancer of the lining of the uterus, or endometrium. Uterine clear-cell carcinoma (CC) is a rare form of endometrial cancer with distinct morphological features on pathology; it is aggressive and has high recurrence rate. Magnification: x150 when printed at 10 centimetres wide. Human tissue. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)