The Value of Ultrasound in Preoperative Assessment of the Myometrial and Cervical Invasion in Endometrial Carcinoma

Preoperative selection of patients with low-stage endometrial cancer at high risk of pelvic lymph node metastases

“…Our results were similar to those of earlier studies: sensitivity was 79% and NPV 86% with a lower specificity (72%) (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15) . In contrast with the other studies, ours was performed in several clinics as part of the routine workup by sonographers or gynecologists.…”

“…Transvaginal sonography (TVS) has been used during the past few years to preoperatively determine the myometrial infiltration of endometrial cancer (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15) . The present study was undertaken to evaluate preoperative TVS for myometrial invasion assessment in daily practice in various university and nonuniversity hospitals.…”

Comparative study of transvaginal ultrasonography and CA 125 in the preoperative evaluation of myometrial invasion in endometrial carcinoma

“…Analyzed separately, our results regarding TVS are similar to those of previous studies [16][17][18]25,33,34 , showing a high sensitivity and specificity. We had two cases of overestimation of myometrial invasion.…”

“…The introduction of transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) has improved this ability further [16][17][18] .…”

Comparative Study of Transvaginal Ultrasonography and CA 125 in the Preoperative Evaluation of Myometrial Invasion in Endometrial Carcinoma

“…The introduction of transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) has improved this ability further [16][17][18] . CA 125 serum levels in patients with endometrial carcinoma correlate with the extent of disease 19 .…”