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[Hysteroscopy in the diagnosis of endometrial carcinoma]
S Bramante1, M Guida, S Sparice
1Dipartimento di Ginecologia, Ostetricia e Fisiopatologia della Riproduzione Umana, Università degli Studi Federico II, Napoli.
Tumori
|August 9, 2003
Abstract
Objective:
To determine the diagnostic value of hysteroscopy in endometrial cancer.
Methods:
216 patients underwent hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy. A comparison was made between hysteroscopic impression and histological examination.
Results:
Sensitivity of hysteroscopy for diagnosing of endometrial cancer was 83.33%, specificity was 99.04%, positive predictive value was 71.42% and negative predictive value was 99.52%.
Conclusion:
Hysteroscopy was found to have a very important role in the diagnosis of endometrial cancer.