title: Vaginal scan for identifying endometrial abnormalities: limitations in clinical management.
abstract: It is generally recognized that an endometrial thickness of 4-8 mm is considered a definite cutoff point for detection of endometrial malignancy by transvaginal sonography. We report on 2 patients with endometrial cancer and on 1 with endometrial hyperplasia, in each of whom endometrial thickness was < 4 mm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka City General Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawabata
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Umesaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawabata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004717:Endometrium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography