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8345555

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-9-7
pubmed:abstractText
Seventy-two asymptomatic, postmenopausal women treated with tamoxifen for breast cancer were studied prospectively with vaginal ultrasonography, followed by endometrial sampling. Seventy-one patients demonstrated an endometrial echo of more than 5 mm, and one displayed an endometrial echo of less than 5 mm. No patient with an endometrial echo of less than 5 mm displayed any endometrial pathology. Different endometrial pathologic conditions were found when the endometrial echo was over 5 mm. When classifying those patients whose ultrasonic endometrial widths were wider than 5 mm, on the basis of different endometrial histologic findings, no obvious correlation was found between the various pathologic endometrial findings and endometrial thickness. Thus, a "thicker" endometrial sonographic image did not necessarily correlate with pathologic endometrial findings. When ultrasonic endometrial thickness of 5 mm was considered the upper limit of normal, the sensitivity of ultrasonography in correlating to positive histologic findings was 91% and the specificity was 96%. These findings suggest that there is good correlation between endometrial width measured by ultrasonographic assessment and histologic findings.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0278-4297
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
275-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Ultrasonographic evaluation of the endometrium and correlation with endometrial sampling in postmenopausal patients treated with tamoxifen.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article