Endometrial polyp surveillance in premenopausal breast cancer patients using tamoxifen
To describe the endometrial pathologic lesions in premenopausal breast cancer patients with a history of tamoxifen (TMX) use. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 120 premenopausal breast cancer patients with a history of TMX use that had undergone a gynecological examination. Among 12...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Obstetrics & gynecology science 2017, 60(1), 631, pp.26-31 |
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Zusammenfassung: | To describe the endometrial pathologic lesions in premenopausal breast cancer patients with a history of tamoxifen (TMX) use.
We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 120 premenopausal breast cancer patients with a history of TMX use that had undergone a gynecological examination.
Among 120 patients, 44.2% (n=53) were asymptomatic with an endometrial thickness ≥5 mm, as assessed by transvaginal ultrasonography. Of the patients that reported abnormal uterine bleeding, 5% (n=6) had an endometrial thickness |
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ISSN: | 2287-8572 2287-8580 |
DOI: | 10.5468/ogs.2017.60.1.26 |