Benign inflammatory cervical smear in a background of normal diagnostic dilatation and curettage finding - a rare presentation of endometrial carcinoma

Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan and Harun, Zulkifli and Osman, Iskandar Firzada (2018) Benign inflammatory cervical smear in a background of normal diagnostic dilatation and curettage finding - a rare presentation of endometrial carcinoma. European Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research, 5 (11). pp. 102-104. ISSN 2394-3211

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Abstract

Endometrial carcinoma is a primary tumor of the uterus that usually presented with abnormal uterine bleeding commonly in post-menopausal woman. However, it can also manifests as abnormal cervical cytology even in a pre-menopausal age group which should be confirmed by endometrial biopsy.[1,2] There is no evidence to support mass screening for endometrial carcinoma in view of low efficacy of the test and lack of cost-effective benefit in detecting the disease.[1,2] Nevertheless, cervical screening is really useful in reducing risk of invasive cervical cancer and reduced the mortality. It is available at primary care centres and indirectly useful for endometrial carcinoma detection.[2,3] Dilatation and curettage (D&C) is an invasive and diagnostic procedure to identify specific causes for abnormal uterine bleeding with high sensitivity of up to 99% in detecting endometrial lesions.[1,2] We would like to report a case of a rare presentation of early endometrial carcinoma manifested as incidental findings of benign inflammatory cervical changes in a low suspicious patient in view of clear findings of the initial diagnostic D&C.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	6934/67313
Uncontrolled Keywords:	endometrial, carcinoma, cervical smear
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RD Surgery R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics R Medicine > RT Nursing
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Family Medicine (Effective: 1st January 2011)
Depositing User:	Dr Mohd Shaiful Ehsan Shalihin
Date Deposited:	07 Nov 2018 15:11
Last Modified:	18 Dec 2018 16:18
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/67313

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