Asymptomatic endometrial thickening in postmenopausal women: predictor of malignant pathology?

Asymptomatic endometrial thickening in postmenopausal women: predictor of malignant pathology?

It is not standardised what is the endometrial thickness that discriminates between normal and potentially malignant. The objective of this study was to determine the endometrial thickness cut-off point from which the risk of endometrial cancer (EC) increases in asymptomatic postmenopausal women; an...

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Main Authors:	Alba María Cruz García, Elena Pérez Morales, Ludmila Ocón Padrón, Cristina Pérez Matos, Alejandra Santana Suárez, Yonit Emergui Zrihen, María Ángeles Nieto Naya, Victoria Sánchez Sánchez, Alicia Martín Martínez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:	Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Subjects:	endometrial thickness endometrial cancer hyperplasia hysteroscopy postmenopausal bleeding malignant pathology
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443615.2022.2160928

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