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Revision as of 14:49, 29 November 2018

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Monalisa Dmello, M.B,B.S., M.D. [2]

On transvaginal ultrasound, endometrial cancer is characterized by thickening of the endometrium and disruption of a subendometrial halo.

Transvaginal ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of endometrial cancer. Findings on an ultrasound suggestive of endometrial cancer include:
- Thickening of the endometrium

2. Premenopausal: normal endometrial thickness varies through the menstrual cycle

4. Postmenopausal: >5 mm is thickened (if not on tamoxifen)

5. Sonographic features are non specific and endometrial thickening can also be due to benign proliferation, endometrial hyperplasia or polyps.

6. Disruption of a subendometrial halo on ultrasound may be suggestive of myometrial involvement.

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 ==Transvaginal ultrasound==
-* [[Transvaginal ultrasound]] is the initial imaging investigation of choice for patients presenting with postmenopausal bleeding. <ref> Endometrial carcinoma. Radiopaedia.org. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/endometrial-carcinoma Accessed on September, 23 2015</ref>
+* Transvaginal ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of endometrial cancer. Findings on an ultrasound suggestive of endometrial cancer include:
-* Transvaginal ultrasound findings are as follows:
+** Thickening of the [[endometrium]]
-:1. Endometrial carcinoma usually appears as thickening of the [[endometrium]] though may appear as a polypoid mass
 :2. Premenopausal: normal endometrial thickness varies through the [[menstrual cycle]]
-:3. Diagnosing abnormally thickened endometrium depends on knowing what the patient's point in the [[menstrual cycle]]
 :4. Postmenopausal: >5 mm is thickened (if not on [[tamoxifen]])
 :5. Sonographic features are non specific and endometrial thickening can also be due to benign proliferation, [[endometrial hyperplasia]] or [[polyps]].