Intraoperative frozen section is essential for assessment of myometrial invasion but not for histologic grade confirmation in endometrial cancer: a ten-year experience

• Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics Vol. 285; no. 5; pp. 1415 - 1419
• Main Authors: Ozturk, Ebru, Dikensoy, Ebru, Balat, Ozcan, Ugur, Mete Gurol, Aydin, Abdullah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.05.2012; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Accuracy; Biopsy; Carcinoma, Endometrioid - diagnostic imaging; Carcinoma, Endometrioid - pathology; Endocrinology; Endometrial cancer; Endometrial Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Endometrial Neoplasms - pathology; Female; Frozen Sections; Gynecologic Oncology; Gynecology; Human Genetics; Humans; Intraoperative Period; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Myometrium - diagnostic imaging; Myometrium - pathology; Neoplasm Grading; Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery; Retrospective Studies; Ultrasonography; Intraoperative frozen section; Endometrial biopsy; Endometrial cancer; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Purpose To evaluate the accuracy of endometrial biopsy (EB), transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) and intraoperative frozen section (FS) for assessment of myometrial invasion and histologic grade to predict more conservative surgery in endometrial carcinoma. Methods Demographic and clinical data of 22...