Importance of Sonographic Endometrial Morphology
in Detecting Hyperplasia and Carcinoma

M Terrani; BM Petrikovsky; K Zakashansky; M Culotta; A Dillon

Research Article

Importance of Sonographic Endometrial Morphology in Detecting Hyperplasia and Carcinoma

M Terrani¹, BM Petrikovsky²*, K Zakashansky³, M Culotta¹ and A Dillon¹

¹Garden Obstetrics and Gynecology, Long Island, USA

²Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nassau University Medical Center, USA

²Mount Sinai Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine, USA

Corresponding Author

Received Date: May 29, 2019; Published Date: June 03, 2019

Abstract

In 2008, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) put together a special committee to produce recommendations on the role of transvaginal sonography to evaluate endometrium in postmenopausal women [1]. Transvaginal ultrasonography usually is sufficient for an initial evaluation of postmenopausal bleeding if the ultrasound images reveal a thin endometrial echo (less than or equal to 4 mm), given that an endometrial thickness of 4mm or less has a greater than 99% negative predictive value for endometrial value for endometrial cancer [1].

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M Terrani, BM Petrikovsky, K Zakashansky, M Culotta, A Dillon. Importance of Sonographic Endometrial Morphology in Detecting Hyperplasia and Carcinoma. W J Gynecol Women’s Health. 2(3): 2019 WJGWH.MS.ID.000540.