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3627586

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to assess the value of the endometrial pistol-aspiration technique as an office procedure for diagnosing corpus uteri cancer in symptomatic and asymptomatic women. Review of 3000 pistol aspirations in symptomatic outpatient women from 1974-1981 confirms that this method, with its high specificity and sensitivity, can be used for such women as a preliminary diagnostic procedure, eliminating risks from anesthesia and curettage as well as the cost of hospitalization. Analysis of resident incident cases shows that 82% were localized to the uterus, and more than 85% of these women were already symptomatic. Older women represent particularly difficult problems, both technical (cervical stenosis) and in recruitment. Because the natural history of the precursor lesions of corpus uteri cancer are not yet well established, use of this method for systematic population screening of asymptomatic women is questionable.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0029-7844
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
389-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-10-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Endometrial cytohistology by the pistol-aspiration technique: clinical applicability.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study