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  • Title: Prehysterectomy curettage in women with uterine fibromyomata is not worthwhile.
    Author: Møller LM, Berget A.
    Journal: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand; 1993 Jul; 72(5):374-6. PubMed ID: 8392269.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To study the value of prehysterectomy curettage in women referred on the suggestion of uterine fibroids. DESIGN: A retrospective study. SETTING: Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen. SUBJECTS: Four hundred and eleven patients with a curettage prior to hysterectomy on suspicion of uterine fibroids. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Histological accuracy, frequency of (pre)malignancies and clinical consequences due to routine curettage. RESULTS: Curettage disclosed two cases of endometrial cancer and four cases of CIN. It missed two cases of CIN and one case of endometrial cancer in a postmenopausal women. In no case did the final histology disclose diseases that had not been taken care of during the laparotomy. CONCLUSION: Curettage in women with a preoperative diagnosis of uterine fibromyomata is not worthwhile.
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