Bernardo P Lasmar1, Ricardo B Lasmar. 1. Department of Maternal and Child Health, Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, Brazil. Electronic address: bernardo@lasmar.com.br.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the correlation between the size of endometrial polyps and the histopathologic diagnosis of hyperplasia or cancer. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted using databases of the outpatient clinic at Antonio Pedro University Hospital in Niterói, Brazil, and of a private hysteroscopy service. The analysis included 1136 asymptomatic patients with an endometrial polyp identified on hysteroscopy, with pathologic examination, during the period 1999-2012. The polyp size, the patients' age, the indication for hysteroscopic examination, and the use of hormone medication were compared with the finding of hyperplasia in the pathologic examination. RESULTS: Only polyp size showed statistical significance among the variables analyzed (P<0.05). Endometrial polyps greater than 15mm showed a hyperplasia rate of 14.8%, compared with 7.7% in the group with smaller polyps (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Endometrial polyps measuring more than 15mm were associated with hyperplasia.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the correlation between the size of endometrial polyps and the histopathologic diagnosis of hyperplasia or cancer. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted using databases of the outpatient clinic at Antonio Pedro University Hospital in Niterói, Brazil, and of a private hysteroscopy service. The analysis included 1136 asymptomatic patients with an endometrial polyp identified on hysteroscopy, with pathologic examination, during the period 1999-2012. The polyp size, the patients' age, the indication for hysteroscopic examination, and the use of hormone medication were compared with the finding of hyperplasia in the pathologic examination. RESULTS: Only polyp size showed statistical significance among the variables analyzed (P<0.05). Endometrial polyps greater than 15mm showed a hyperplasia rate of 14.8%, compared with 7.7% in the group with smaller polyps (P<0.05). CONCLUSION:Endometrial polyps measuring more than 15mm were associated with hyperplasia.
Authors: Salvatore Giovanni Vitale; Gaetano Riemma; Jose Carugno; Benito Chiofalo; George Angelos Vilos; Stefano Cianci; Mehmet Sukru Budak; Bernardo Portugal Lasmar; Antonio Raffone; Ilker Kahramanoglu Journal: Transl Cancer Res Date: 2020-12 Impact factor: 1.241