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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [3]
Overview
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![Flow-chart showing a decision algorithm for the management of symptomatic postmenopausal women with endometrial thickness > 4 mm[1]](/images/0/0a/Postmenopausal_bleeding_assessment.jpg)
Flow-chart showing a decision algorithm for the management of symptomatic postmenopausal women with endometrial thickness > 4 mm[1]
![Flow-chart showing a decision algorithm for the management of symptomatic postmenopausal women with endometrial thickness > 4 mm[1]](/index.php/File:Postmenopausal_bleeding_assessment.jpg)
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D&C
Diagnosis of endometrial hyperplasia is typically performed though curettage of the uterine cavity to obtain endometrial tissue for histopathologic analysis. A workup for endometrial disease may be prompted by abnormal uterine bleeding, or the presence of atypical glandular cells on a pap smear.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Giannella L, Mfuta K, Setti T, Cerami LB, Bergamini E, Boselli F (2014). "A risk-scoring model for the prediction of endometrial cancer among symptomatic postmenopausal women with endometrial thickness > 4 mm". Biomed Res Int. 2014: 130569. doi:10.1155/2014/130569. PMC 4065750. PMID 24991535.
- ↑ [1] Howard A Zacur, Robert L Giuntoli, II, Marcus Jurema, "Endometrial Hyperplasia" from UpToDate Online (accessed 5-26-07)