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Endometrial carcinoma in postmenopausal women: evaluation by transvaginal color Doppler ultrasonography. 1993

A Kurjak, and H Shalan, and A Sosic, and S Benic, and D Zudenigo, and S Kupesic, and M Predanic
Ultrasonic Institute Medical School, University of Zagreb, Croatia.

OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to evaluate the role of transvaginal color Doppler ultrasonography in detecting endometrial carcinoma in postmenopausal women and in evaluating the depth of myometrial invasion and tumor staging. METHODS A group of 750 postmenopausal women were examined by transvaginal color Doppler ultrasonography 1 day before the planned hysterectomy. Histopathologic and blood flow characteristics were evaluated. Analysis of variance was used to test the significance among the subgroups. RESULTS Thirty-five women had endometrial carcinoma; 32 (91.4%) cases were detected by transvaginal color Doppler ultrasonography. Visualization of abnormal blood flow within the endometrium was 100% in the diagnosed cases with resistance index near or < 0.40, which constituted a statistically significant difference compared with that of endometrial hyperplasia. No flow was detected in normal, atrophic, and in 92% of cases with hyperplastic endometria. The color Doppler ultrasonography depicted 18 of 19 histologically proved cases of myometrial invasion. Three asymptomatic cases were discovered on the basis of morphologic and blood flow patterns. CONCLUSIONS Transvaginal color Doppler ultrasonography can depict endometrial carcinoma, even in asymptomatic women, determine the depth of myometrial invasion, and help in tumor staging.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009361 Neoplasm Invasiveness Ability of neoplasms to infiltrate and actively destroy surrounding tissue. Invasiveness, Neoplasm,Neoplasm Invasion,Invasion, Neoplasm
D009367 Neoplasm Staging Methods which attempt to express in replicable terms the extent of the neoplasm in the patient. Cancer Staging,Staging, Neoplasm,Tumor Staging,TNM Classification,TNM Staging,TNM Staging System,Classification, TNM,Classifications, TNM,Staging System, TNM,Staging Systems, TNM,Staging, Cancer,Staging, TNM,Staging, Tumor,System, TNM Staging,Systems, TNM Staging,TNM Classifications,TNM Staging Systems
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D012039 Regional Blood Flow The flow of BLOOD through or around an organ or region of the body. Blood Flow, Regional,Blood Flows, Regional,Flow, Regional Blood,Flows, Regional Blood,Regional Blood Flows
D004717 Endometrium The mucous membrane lining of the uterine cavity that is hormonally responsive during the MENSTRUAL CYCLE and PREGNANCY. The endometrium undergoes cyclic changes that characterize MENSTRUATION. After successful FERTILIZATION, it serves to sustain the developing embryo. Endometria
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014463 Ultrasonography The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz. Echography,Echotomography,Echotomography, Computer,Sonography, Medical,Tomography, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Ultrasonic Imaging,Ultrasonographic Imaging,Computer Echotomography,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Tomography,Ultrasound Imaging,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasounds,Imaging, Ultrasonic,Imaging, Ultrasonographic,Imaging, Ultrasound,Imagings, Ultrasonographic,Imagings, Ultrasound,Medical Sonography,Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonographic Imagings,Ultrasound, Diagnostic,Ultrasounds, Diagnostic
D016889 Endometrial Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of ENDOMETRIUM, the mucous lining of the UTERUS. These neoplasms can be benign or malignant. Their classification and grading are based on the various cell types and the percent of undifferentiated cells. Cancer of Endometrium,Endometrial Cancer,Endometrial Carcinoma,Cancer of the Endometrium,Carcinoma of Endometrium,Endometrium Cancer,Neoplasms, Endometrial,Cancer, Endometrial,Cancer, Endometrium,Cancers, Endometrial,Cancers, Endometrium,Carcinoma, Endometrial,Carcinomas, Endometrial,Endometrial Cancers,Endometrial Carcinomas,Endometrial Neoplasm,Endometrium Cancers,Endometrium Carcinoma,Endometrium Carcinomas,Neoplasm, Endometrial
D017698 Postmenopause The physiological period following the MENOPAUSE, the permanent cessation of the menstrual life. Post-Menopause,Post-menopausal Period,Postmenopausal Period,Period, Post-menopausal,Period, Postmenopausal,Post Menopause,Post menopausal Period,Post-Menopauses

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