Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Vol 5, Issue 11 647-649, Copyright © 1986 by American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Postmenopausal endometrial fluid collections: always an indicator of malignancy?
K. A. McCarthy, D. A. Hall, D. B. Kopans and C. A. Swann
An endometrial collection in a postmenopausal woman is abnormal. Its
potential for heralding pelvic malignancy has been emphasized. Although
malignancy must always be excluded, the authors' experience with a large
outpatient population indicates that benign causes of uterine fluid
collections may be more common than previously reported. During a 14-month
period eight postmenopausal women with endometrial fluid collections were
identified in the outpatient ultrasound department of the Massachusetts
General Hospital. Seventy-five per cent of these were secondary to benign
processes.
