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How often are endometrial polyps malignant?

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GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC INVESTIGATION
卷 58, 期 4, 页码 212-215

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KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000080189

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hysteroscopy; uterine polyp; endometrial cancer; postmenopausal bleeding; malignancy

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Objective: Endometrial polyps are a frequent pathology encountered during pelvic sonography and diagnostic hysteroscopies. The true incidence of malignant endometrial polyps is unknown. The estimations range from 0.5 to 4.8%. The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency of malignant endometrial polyps, and to characterize the hysteroscopic image of these polyps. Methods: The study included 300 consecutive women with endometrial polyps who underwent hysteroscopic polypectomy. Patients' characteristics, operative findings, and pathology reports were analyzed. Results: Four of the 300 endometrial polyps removed by operative hysteroscopy were malignant (1.3%). Patients with malignant polyps were symptomatic peri- or postmenopausal women. All asymptomatic polyps in this series were found to be benign. We could not identify any distinct hysteroscopic feature of malignancy. Conclusions: Our study shows that about 1.5% of endometrial polyps may be malignant. This finding reinforces the indication for removal of symptomatic endometrial polyps, preferably by a hysteroscopic procedure. The significance of asymptomatic uterine polyps has still to be determined. Copyright (C) 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel.

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