Endovaginal Ultrasound to Exclude Endometrial Cancer and Other Endometrial Abnormalities

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Authors

Rebecca Smith‐Bindman · San Francisco VA Medical Center

Karla Kerlikowske

Abstract

Endovaginal ultrasound has a high sensitivity for detecting endometrial cancer and other endometrial disease and can reliably identify postmenopausal women with vaginal bleeding who are highly unlikely to have significant endometrial disease so that endometrial sampling may be unnecessary.

Topics & Keywords

Gynecological conditions and treatments Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Endometriosis Research and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 280, Issue 17, pp. 1510-7

DOI: 10.1001/jama.280.17.1510

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