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  • Title: Endometrial polyp size and polyp hyperplasia.
    Author: Lasmar BP, Lasmar RB.
    Journal: Int J Gynaecol Obstet; 2013 Dec; 123(3):236-9. PubMed ID: 24050479.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To assess the correlation between the size of endometrial polyps and the histopathologic diagnosis of hyperplasia or cancer. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted using databases of the outpatient clinic at Antonio Pedro University Hospital in Niterói, Brazil, and of a private hysteroscopy service. The analysis included 1136 asymptomatic patients with an endometrial polyp identified on hysteroscopy, with pathologic examination, during the period 1999-2012. The polyp size, the patients' age, the indication for hysteroscopic examination, and the use of hormone medication were compared with the finding of hyperplasia in the pathologic examination. RESULTS: Only polyp size showed statistical significance among the variables analyzed (P<0.05). Endometrial polyps greater than 15mm showed a hyperplasia rate of 14.8%, compared with 7.7% in the group with smaller polyps (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Endometrial polyps measuring more than 15mm were associated with hyperplasia.
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