Evaluation of endometrial thickness measured by endovaginal ultrasound in women with postmenopausal bleeding

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Dørum, Anne Kristensen, G. B. Langebrekke, A. Sørnes, T. Skaar, O.
Copyright Year	1993
Description	Journal: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica Endovaginal ultrasound scanning was used preoperatively in 100 women with postmenopausal vaginal bleeding referred for dilatation and curettage. The ultrasonographic appearance of the endometrium was related to the histologic diagnosis. Endometrial malignancy was found in 15 patients, in 2/45 (4.4%) of women aged less than 60 years and in 13/55 (23.6%) of women aged 60 years or more. Out of 54 patients with an endometrial thickness of less than 5 mm as measured by ultrasound, 3 had an endometrial malignancy, and 12 of 45 with an endometrial thickness of 5 mm or more, had an endometrial malignancy. The sensitivity of ultrasound to detect malignancy was 80%, the specificity was 60%, the positive and negative predictive values were 26% and 94.4%. The sensitivity and the negative predictive value was not high enough to replace histologic examination of the endometrium.
Ending Page	119
Starting Page	116
ISSN	00221295
e-ISSN	16000412
DOI	10.3109/00016349309023423
Journal	Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	72
Language	English
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher Date	1993-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica Obstetrics and Gynecology Endometrial Thickness
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Obstetrics and Gynecology