Diagnostic significance of hormonal, biochemical and echographic methods in postmenopausal women with endometrial cancer

Evaluating vaspin and adiponectin in postmenopausal women with endometrial cancer.

Insulin resistance is a well-documented risk factor for the development of endometrial cancer. Adiponectin and vaspin are insulin-sensitizing proteins that are secreted from adipose tissue. A clear association between serum levels of adipokines and endometrial cancer has yet to be established. The study group consisted of postmenopausal women with confirmed endometrial cancer, whereas patients ...

Outpatient diagnosis of endometrial cancer in women with postmenopausal bleeding

Hormonal therapy in postmenopausal women with breast cancer.

The treatment of postmenopausal women with breast cancer presents a number of challenges. Tamoxifen has had a substantial impact on mortality in women with early-stage, estrogen-receptor-positive tumors. Despite the improvement in the treatment of breast cancer, many patients will ultimately experience a recurrence. Present treatment approaches can provide effective palliation in the advanced d...

Diagnostic accuracy of liquid-based endometrial cytology in the evaluation of endometrial pathology in postmenopausal women.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare liquid-based endometrial cytology with hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy regarding its diagnostic accuracy in a series of postmenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) or asymptomatic women with thickened endometrium assessed by transvaginal ultrasound as a screening procedure. METHODS   Inclusion criteria were: menopausal status; t...

Endometrial polyps in postmenopausal women.

The malignancy risk of endometrial polyps in postmenopausal women was correlated with the presence or absence of abnormal uterine bleeding. Of 481 postmenopausal women who presented with endometrial polyps at diagnostic hysteroscopy between 2004 and 2007, 48.9% were asymptomatic and 51.1% had postmenopausal uterine bleeding. Transvaginal ultrasound revealed abnormal endometrial thickness in 60....