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Diagnostics
Endometrial cytology diagnosed endometrial cancer with normal curettage findings
November 17th, 2005
Endometrial aspiration cytology could be used to diagnose endometrial cancer with normal curettage findings. Researchers in Japan conducted a study "to determine whether endometrial aspiration cytology is useful for endometrial cancer cases with normal endometrial curettage findings. Eleven cases in which endometrial cancer could be detected by endometrial aspiration cytology but not endometrial curettage were classified into 2 groups by cancer locus." "A clinicopathologic and cytologic analysis was performed to compare the 2 groups. Five cases had cancer lesions localized at the fundus and 1 at the isthmus (group A). The other 5 had lesions...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-11-17)
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