title: Contact hysteroscopy in the diagnosis of endometrial carcinoma.
abstract: The contact hysteroscopy is undoubtedly useful every time an exploration of the uterine cavity is necessary to confirm or deny a diagnostic suspicion. For the typical aspect of the neoplastic lesion which has been confirmed by traditional endoscopy, contact hysteroscopy permits the diagnosis of an endometrial carcinoma with high reliability, modifying the therapeutic approach and consequently the prognosis.
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology*