Analysis of differential genetic expression in endometrial polyps of postmenopausal women.
CONCLUSION: The study found no evidence that symptomatic endometrial polyps have a similar phenotype to type 1 endometrial cancer; further studies are needed in order to establish whether endometrial polyps are in fact true cancer precursors, or simply raise cancer incidence due to a detection bias.
PMID: 28622040 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Climacteric - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Troncon JK, Meola J, Candido-Dos-Reis FJ, Poli-Neto OB, Nogueira AA, Rosa-E-Silva JC Tags: Climacteric Source Type: research
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