Hysteroscopy with directed biopsy versus dilatation and curettage for the diagnosis of endometrial hyperplasia and cancer in perimenopausal women

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 400-402

  Bedner, R ^a,b   Rzepka Gorska I ^a  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Dilatation and curretage; Endometrial carcinoma; Endometrial hyperplasia; Hysteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLIMACTERIUM; CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 35148861215     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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