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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Orvieto, Raoul
• Bar-Hava, Itai
• Dicker, Dov
• Bar, Jacob
• Ben-Rafael, Zion
• Neri, Alexander

Titel

Endometrial polyps during menopause, characterization and significance

Ist Teil von

• Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, 1999-11, Vol.78 (10), p.883-886

Ort / Verlag

Copenhagen, DK: Munksgaard International Publishers

Erscheinungsjahr

1999

Quelle

Wiley Online Library All Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To characterize postmenopausal women with endometrial polyps and to evaluate their significance. The study population included all consecutive postmenopausal patients with a diagnosis of endometrial polyp, treated at our center over a two-year period. Demographic, medical and gynecological data were assessed with regard to the endometrial histologic findings. Of the 146 eligible patients, 15 had endometrial hyperplasia (four with atypia); there were no cases of endometrial carcinoma. The 20 patients (13.7%) using hormone replacement therapy had a significantly higher rate of endometrial hyperplasia than non-hormone users (p<0.006). No differences were observed among the endometrial histological categories for any of the presenting symptoms and signs, ultrasonographic findings, or medical histories. Postmenopausal endometrial polyp is a common, mostly benign entity. However, the relatively high rate of concomitant endometrial hyperplasia, especially in patients receiving hormone replacement therapy, dictates a thorough histological evaluation in all cases.