Hysteroscopic diagnosis of endometrial carcinoma. A report of fifty-three cases examined at the Women's Clinic of Kyoto University Hospital.

This presentation defines the instrumentation and technique of hysteroscopy for diagnosis of endometrial carcinoma. Fifty-three patients with abnormal uterine bleeding were examined by hysteroscopy, followed by curettage which confirmed the diagnosis of endometrial carcinoma. It was felt that hysteroscopy not only could detect the existence and extent of endometrial carcinoma but also might depict histologic structures near the surface of cancerous lesions. Dilatation, hysteroscopy, and curettage should be an excellent method for diagnosis of endometrial carcinoma, perhaps replacing conventional dilatation and curettage.