[The early detection and screening of endometrial carcinoma by the progesterone test and uterine sonography].
An attempt was made to examine the efficiency of the progesterone test and uterus sonography for ten-years period. The progesterone test was used for 621 patients, most of them from the University Obstetrics and Gynaecological Hospital in the town of Varna. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology as well as at the National Oncological Centre, Gynaecological Clinic--Sofia during the last few years. There have been found out deep knowledge in epidemiology, etiology and the present possibilities for early diagnostics of the endometrial cancer. All patients of a total number of 621 were in the postmenopausal period and received Progesterone as one-time medical administration. In 44 women bleeding occurred, and 31 of them agreed to undergo abrasio probatoria. 354 out of these 621 patients were examined by ultrasound B-picture after about 6 months to 1 year. 31 cases needed to be cleared-out additionally. The abrasio probatoria done later showed full correspondence to the ultrasound images with the exception of 6 cases. In 15 cases was found polyps endometrial, in 9 cases--atypical glandular hyperplasia, in one case--carcinoma in situ and in 6 cases--early endometrial cancer.
Ivanov
S
S
Karag'ozov
A
A
Kŭrlov
T
T
Diankova
Ts
Ts
Gancheva
A
A
Chakalova
G
G
D002031:Bulgaria; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011374:Progesterone; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014599:Uterus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D011374:Progesterone
Ranno otkrivane i skrinirane na endometrialniia kartsinom chrez progesteronoviia mest i uterussonografiiata.