[Postmenopausal uterine bleeding. Analytic study about 65 cases].

UNLABELLED: Postmenopausal uterine bleeding is frequent in gynecology. This symptom can reveal benign causes as well as cancers. So it's essential to rule out organic pathology.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

We propose a retrospective study of 65 postmenopausal women who had uterine bleeding for two years.

OBJECTIVES

- To study the relative frequency of different causes of postmenopausal uterine bleeding. - To evaluate the different investigation procedures.

RESULTS

In 65 cases of postmenopausal bleeding, we found: - 6 cases of cancer (9.2 %): 4 cases of cancer of uterine corpus and 2 cases of cancer of uterine cervix. - Benign pathology was more frequent (59 cases : 90.8%), essentially represented by endometrial atrophy (37 cases) and hyperplasia (11 cases). - Hysteroscopic aspect in the 4 cases of endometrial cancer: - Polypoid hypertrophy: 2 cases. - Simple hyperplasia: 2 cases.

CONCLUSION

Despite the fact that benign pathology is more frequent than malignancy as a cause postmenopausal uterine bleeding, we must always rule out a cancer by oriented biopsy.