Staging of endometrial cancer by hysteroscopy
Date
1988
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Health & Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
Twenty-four consecutive patients with endometrial adenocarcinoma were staged pre-operatively by hysteroscopy and by fractional dilatation and curettage (D & C) to evaluate the accuracy of each method in differentiating between International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics stage I and II cancer. Hysteroscopic staging was correct in 16 patients (69.6%) and incorrect in 7 (30.4%). In 1 additional patient hysteroscopy failed to diagnose the endometrial cancer. D & C staged 16 patients correctly (66.7%) and 8 incorrectly (33.3%). Where the hysteroscopic and D & C stagings correlated, the staging was correct in 16 patients (75%) and incorrect in 4 (25%). Therefore hysteroscopy and D & C are of similar value in the pre-operative staging of endometrial adenocarcinoma and their combined use has a slight advantage.
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CITATION: Cronje, H. S. & Deale, C. J. C. 1988. Staging of endometrial cancer by hysteroscopy. South African Medical Journal, 73:716-717.
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
Keywords
Endometrium -- Cancer, Hysteroscopy