title: [Possibilities and limitations of hysteroscopy in the diagnosis of uterine neoplasms].
abstract: The use of hysteroscopy for the diagnosis of corpus neoplasma has its limitations. In 180 cases with suspected neoplasma or with an unknown localisation of a corpus neoplasma, identification by histology and hysteroscopy was performed. The results lead to the conclusion that the CO2-hysteroscopy is a valuable additional method in single cases. As an endoscopic method however, it cannot replace the sample of cell material and histologic preparation. Hysteroscopy might be of clinical value not only for the localization of a tumor with reoccurring bleeding after a negative curettage, but also to evaluate the extent of a malignant tumor. However, this method takes too much time for it to be recommended as a screening method.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Hysteroskopie in der Diagnostik des Korpuskarzinoms.