title: Endometrial assessment by transabdominal ultrasonography in postmenopausal women.
abstract: We evaluated the usefulness of transabdominal ultrasonography (TAS) for endometrial abnormalities in postmenopausal women. A total of 232 postmenopausal women were examined by TAS and endometrial sampling. Abnormal findings, including endometrial hyperplasia, atypical hyperplasia and endometrial cancer, were noted in 0.7% (1/41) of sonographically measured endometrium < 2 mm and in 15.4% (14/91) of measurements > or = 2 mm. Endometrial cancer was found in 5.9% in the postmenopausal bleeding group (n = 85) and in 1.4% in the symptom-free group (n = 147). With one exception, all endometrial abnormalities were in endometrial thickness > or = 2 mm. We conclude that TAS has limitations as a technique but is useful in deciding which postmenopausal women require endometrial biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka City University Medical School, 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: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004717:Endometrium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017698:Postmenopause; D014463:Ultrasonography