title: Correlation between cytological and histopathological examination of the endometrium in abnormal uterine bleeding.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is a common problem for which women seek gynecological consultation. Endometrial aspiration cytology (EAC) is an acceptable and valuable diagnostic procedure for screening the endometrial status.
  
  
  METHODS
  Endometrial aspiration using a menstrual regulation (MR) syringe and a 4 mm Karman's cannula was performed just prior to D and C in 100 women presenting with AUB. Smears were reviewed for cytomorphological findings and were correlated with the histopathological findings. These findings were categorized as benign endometrium, endometrial hyperplasia, malignancy and inadequate smears.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Age of the patients ranged from 19 to 70 years. In our study, the accuracy in diagnosing benign conditions of endometrium, hyperplasia, and malignancy on aspiration cytology were 93.88%, 96.94% and 96.84%, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endometrial aspiration is an effective, useful and a minimally invasive procedure. With an experienced cytologist, it can be used routinely for the primary investigation of women with AUB, provided all the points of discrepancies are taken care of.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dr. RP Govt. Medical College, Tanda, India.
authors.forename: Navjot
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Dr. RP Govt. Medical College, Tanda, India.
authors.forename: Jagjit S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Chahal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, GMC, Patiala, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bandlish
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dr. RP Govt. Medical College, Tanda, India.
authors.forename: Rashmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaul
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Kavita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mardi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dr. RP Govt. Medical College, Tanda, India.
authors.forename: Harjit
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaur
keywords: Abnormal uterine bleeding; endometrial aspiration cytology; endometrial curettings; histopathology; menstrual regulation syringe