Pelvic malignancy presenting as a pelvic inflammatory process in pre and postmenopausal women.
Among two hundred and twenty-one patients admitted with the diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), 6 had an underlying malignancy. The rate of underlying malignancy was 1.4% in premenopausal patients and 42.8% in postmenopausal patients. This difference was statistically significant, p less than 0.001. In postmenopausal patients presenting with a pelvic inflammatory process pelvic malignancy should be highly suspected and thorough examination made.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
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Ben-Baruch
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography