Endometrial cancer: Diagnostic methods in postmenopausal vaginal bleeding

Endometrial thickness as a test for endometrial cancer in women with postmenopausal vaginal bleeding.

OBJECTIVE To assess the value of endometrial thickness measurement as a test for endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women with vaginal bleeding (symptomatic women). DATA SOURCES We conducted a literature search using the MEDLINE database from 1991 to 1997, and the key words "vaginal ultrasonography" and "endometrial thickness measurement." The review was limited to original research reports...

Outpatient diagnosis of endometrial cancer in women with postmenopausal bleeding

Giant Endometrial Polyp in a Postmenopausal Woman without Hormone/Drug Use and Vaginal Bleeding

The objective of this study is to determine and discuss the causes of a giant endometrial polyp in a postmenopausal woman without hormone/drug use and to submit interesting clinical presentation. Here we report a seventy-year-old female patient who was admitted to our hospital with lower back pain. There were no other complaints from her. Physical examination was normal. For further examination...

Diagnostic Strategies for Postmenopausal Bleeding

Postmenopausal bleeding (PMB) is a common clinical problem. Patients with PMB have 10%-15% chance of having endometrial carcinoma and therefore the diagnostic workup is aimed at excluding malignancy. Patient characteristics can alter the probability of having endometrial carcinoma in patients with PMB; in certain groups of patients the incidence has been reported to be as high as 29%. Transvagi...

Long‐term risk of endometrial cancer following postmenopausal bleeding and reassuring endometrial biopsy

INTRODUCTION Women with postmenopausal bleeding and endometrial thickness >4 mm undergo endometrial sampling to exclude endometrial cancer. The aim of this study is to investigate the relative risk of developing endometrial cancer in a prospective cohort after initial work-up for postmenopausal bleeding showing reassuring histology or insufficient sampling. MATERIAL AND METHODS All women pres...