Ultrasound to Detect Endometrial Cancer and Endometrial Intraepithelial Neoplasia in Patients Without Abnormal Bleeding

Samborski, Alexandra MD

Adjunct Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

OB/GYN Clinical Alert 39(8):p 60-62, December 2022.

SYNOPSIS: In women without abnormal uterine bleeding undergoing transvaginal ultrasound, endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia or endometrial cancer was associated with a thicker endometrium, heterogenous echotexture, more frequent endometrial cysts, and increased vascularity.

SOURCE: Heremans R, Van den Bosch T, Valentin L, et al. Ultrasound features of endometrial pathology in women without abnormal uterine bleeding: Results from the International Endometrial Tumor Analysis study (IETA3). Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2022;60:243-255.