PMID: 30142258Jul 1, 2016Paper

A Thin and Regular Endometrium In Endometrial Cancer - Endovaginal Ultrasound Assessment

Revista medico-chirurgicală̆ a Societă̆ţ̜ii de Medici ş̧i Naturaliş̧ti din Iaş̧i
Demetra SocolovA Carauleanu

Abstract

Our study had as a major objective the highlighting of more objective criteria in establishing the morphological diagnosis and the evaluation of prognosis elements in endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma, representing a specific pathology for the premenopausal and postmenopausal women. Endometrial adenocarcinoma is a malignant tumor, rare in women under 40 years of age, but the incidence increases after menopause, gradually reaching a maximum between 70-79 years. The study included 291 patients with endometrial adenocarcinoma. The patients were admitted in 2005-2010 to "Cuza-Voda" Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital in Iasi. The study group was diagnosed and investigated on the basis of the clinical examination and the specialized complementary explorations. The histopathological diagnosis was obtained by the processing of the hysterectomy specimen. The results of the study that we conducted highlight the fact that nearly half of the patients diagnosed with endometrial adenocarcinoma were 50-59 years old. In 78.01% cases the uterus was of normal size, between 4-6cm, in 10.31% cases was increased over 6 cm and 11.68% it was of small size, less than 4 cm. The study recommends surveillance of cases with endometrial hyp...Continue Reading

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