Risk of endometrial polyp and surgical intervention in postmenopausal women with proliferative endometrium

Endometrial biopsy (EMB) is commonly performed in postmenopausal women to exclude endometrial cancer or hyperplasia (ECH) [1]. Most EMB results are benign; while the majority will have atrophic endometrium (AE), about 15  % are found to have proliferative endometrium (PE) [2–7]. The long-term clinical significance of the various benign endometrial histologies is poorly understood. PE histology includes formation of tubular glands, tall pseudostratified columnar cells and mitotic figures and has been associated w ith obesity.

Source: Maturitas - September 9, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Ohad Rotenberg, Georgios Doulaveris, Dmitry Fridman, Malte Renz, Julie Kaplan, Xianhong Xie, Gary L. Goldberg, Pe'er Dar Tags: Original article Source Type: research