[Evaluation of endometrial thickness by transvaginal ultrasonography as a screening method in early diagnosis of endometrial cancer].

OBJECTIVES

We analyzed the usefulness of transvaginal ultrasonography in the detection of early endometrial cancer.

DESIGN

The purpose of the study was to compare histopathologic diagnosis of the curettage specimens with transvaginal ultrasound findings.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

The study included 129 women with postmenopausal bleeding scheduled for curettage. Before the curettage was performed, the thickness of the endometrium was measured using double layer technique and the thickest part was identified in the longitudinal plane.

RESULTS

In our study we didn't find endometrial hyperplasia or cancer when the endometrium was < 5 mm thick.

CONCLUSIONS

We believe that transvaginal ultrasonography in women with or without postmenopausal bleeding may be a useful method in screening for endometrial cancer as the Papanicolaou screening test for the prophylaxies of cervical cancer.