[Is diagnostic curettage sufficient prior to endometrial ablation? Case of an early stage endometrial cancer].
OBJECTIVE
To demonstrate a case of unrecognized endometrial cancer at endometrial ablation.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Department of Pathology, Jessenius Faculty Hospital, Martin, Slovakia.


METHODS
Authors describe a case of an early endometrial cancer diagnosed from material obtained by bipolar loop electrode during endometrial ablation.


CONCLUSIONS
Authors poing out insufficiency of curettage as a method of endometrial biopsy prior to ablation. Using of the loop electrode may minimize the incidence of unrecognized malignancies.
Galo
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Gynekologicko-pôrodnicka klinika JLF UK a MFN, Martin, Slovenská republika. silvestergalo@yahoo.com
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Kajo
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Macháleková
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Szunyogh
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Visnovský
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D018269:Carcinoma, Endometrioid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage; D004714:Endometrial Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged