title: Histological findings in women with postmenopausal bleeding: Jordanian figures.
abstract: Postmenopausal bleeding represents one of the most common reasons for referral to gynaecological services. A retrospective review was made of the hospital records of 482 women presenting with postmenopausal bleeding to a referral hospital in Amman, Jordan. Histopathological reports and patients' records were reviewed and different causes of bleeding were identified and related to patients' age. Adenocarcinoma was responsible for 9% of cases, and hyperplasia for 11%. Atrophy of the endometrium was the most common finding (52% of women), followed by hyperplasia (with and without atypia) (11%) and carcinoma (9%). The risk of cancer increased with increasing age while the incidence of bleeding decreased with age. Other pathology was reported as the main finding in 11 cases (2%) with postmenopausal bleeding. These preliminary data are the first reports from Jordan of histopathological findings in this group of patients, and a larger study is required to establish national figures.
authors.affiliation: King Hussein Medical Centre, Amman, Jordon. irshaid71@yahoo.com
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bani-Irshaid
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Sumadi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D017698:Postmenopause; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*