Endometrial Cancer: Hidden Pathology in a Patient with Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Known Leiomyoma
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Uterine leiomyomas and endometrial pathology are both associated with abnormal uterine bleeding. We report a case in which a nulliparous woman with heavy uterine bleeding and leiomyomas had undergone two prior hysteroscopic Received: September 2, 2014 Accepted after revision: November 18, 2014 Published online: January 27, 2015 Pamela Stratton, MD Head, Gynecology Consult Service, Program in Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) , Bldg 10, CRC, Room 1-3140, 10 Center Dr. MSC 1109 Bethesda, MD 20892-1109 (USA) E-Mail ps79c @ nih.gov © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel 0378–7346/15/0804–0272$39.50/0 www.karger.com/goi Established Facts • Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological malignancy in the Western world. • Endometrial sampling is an important assessment in older reproductive-aged and postmenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding.
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