Is postmenopausal endometrial fluid collection alone a risk factor for endometrial cancer?

Authors

  • Gülin Feykan Yegin Akcay Ataturk Education and Research Hospital
  • Emre Erdem Tas Y?ld?r?m Beyaz?t University
  • Ayse Filiz Yavuz Y?ld?r?m Beyaz?t University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.341.13990

Keywords:

Menopause, Ultrasonography, Endometrium, Uterine neoplasms.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the usefulness of single-layer, ultrasonographic measurement of endometrial fluid collection (EFC) volume to predict endometrial pathology in asymptomatic postmenopausal patients.

Methods: One hundred fifty asymptomatic postmenopausal women were analysed retrospectively from January 2012 to December 2016. After patients with endometrial hyperplasia/neoplasia were included in Group-I, and those with insufficient tissue, endometrial atrophy, or endometritis were included in Group-II; Groups one

Author Biographies

Gülin Feykan Yegin Akcay, Ataturk Education and Research Hospital

Department of gynecology and obstetrics

Emre Erdem Tas, Y?ld?r?m Beyaz?t University

Department of gynecology and obstetrics

Ayse Filiz Yavuz, Y?ld?r?m Beyaz?t University

Department of gynecology and obstetrics

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Published

2018-02-20

How to Cite

Yegin Akcay, G. F., Tas, E. E., & Yavuz, A. F. (2018). Is postmenopausal endometrial fluid collection alone a risk factor for endometrial cancer?. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 34(1). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.341.13990

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 1 (2018): January – February 2018

Section

Original Articles