Screening for Endometrial Cancer

Authors

  • Mostafa A Selim Department of Reproductive Biology Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
  • Abdelwahab D. Shalodi Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Gynecologic Oncology Metro Health Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio United States of America

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5915/23-2-15080

Keywords:

Endometrial cancer, Papanicolaou smear, endometrial biopsy, dilatation and curettage

Abstract

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5915/23-2-15080

Carcinoma of the endometrium is the most common carcinoma of the female genital tract. Papanicolaou smears are less successful in detecting endometrial than cervical cancers. The yield can be increased by concentrating on high risk patients and, in doing, in selected or suspicious cases, endometrial biopsy and/or dilatation and curettage.

Author Biographies

Mostafa A Selim, Department of Reproductive Biology Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

Department of Reproductive Biology
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Cleveland, Ohio

United States of America

Abdelwahab D. Shalodi, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Gynecologic Oncology Metro Health Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio United States of America

M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Metro Health Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio

United States of America

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Published

1991-04-01

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 2 (1991)

Section

Review Articles

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