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
BM Petrikovsky, Professor and former Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nassau University Medical Center, USA.
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.
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