Endometrial cancer in patients undergoing diagnostic curettage.
We made a retrospective review of in 2769 patients in whom curettage was performed. Of 1468 women under 50 years of age, only one (0.08%) had endometrial cancer. Of 834 patients presenting with postmenopausal bleeding 31, (3.7%) had endometrial cancer.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barzilai Medical Center Ashkelon, Israel.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003475:Curettage; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011127:Polyps / Q000601:surgery; D017698:Postmenopause; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage