title: Contribution of vaginal scanning to sonographic evaluation of endometrial cancer invasion.
abstract: Vaginal sonography was compared to abdominal sonography in predicting myometrial invasion in 23 women (mean age 59 +/- 9 years) undergoing hysterectomy due to endometrial cancer. Vaginal scanning prediction corresponded to histological findings in 87% (20/23) of the cases. In 2 cases the degree of invasion was underestimated and in 1 case overestimated by vaginal sonography. Abdominal sonography was accurate in 78% (18/23) of the cases. Vaginal scanning also improved the sonographic visualization of endometrium and cervical canal. However, in one case a superficial invasion of the cervix was missed by both methods of scanning. Furthermore, in another patient an ovarian cyst of 5 cm located in the upper pelvis was seen by abdominal but not vaginal sonography. We suggest that a sonographic work-up to assess endometrial cancer spread should include both methods of scanning.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cacciatore
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lehtovirta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wahlström
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ylänen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ylöstalo
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology*; D014621:Vagina