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ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
Volume 283, Issue 2, Pages 261-266Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-010-1601-3
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Postmenopausal bleeding; Endometrial thickness; Biopsy
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Endometrial carcinoma is the most distressing cause of abnormal vaginal bleeding. The intention of clinical management in the case of postmenopausal bleeding is to achieve an accurate diagnosis without overinvestigation. We studied the available literature on the diagnostic evaluation of postmenopausal women with vaginal bleeding, accentuating the most important aspects on this topic: the accuracy of sonography and endometrial biopsy in predicting endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma. The accuracy of the above tests in predicting endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma is a subject of continuing debate. IeIreover, in the last decades, there has been an explosion of publications indicating that ultrasound may be useful in predicting endometrial pathology. Since advanced endometrial carcinoma has been known to occur in cases without noticeable endometrial thickness on ultrasound, the clinician should beware of the diagnostic evaluation of postmenopausal women with vaginal bleeding.
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