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Table 1 Pathologic outcomes in 968 menopausal asymptomatic postmenopausal women with a thickened endometrium ≥ 5 mm

From: Value of endometrial thickness for the detection of endometrial cancer and atypical hyperplasia in asymptomatic postmenopausal women

Pathologic outcomes

n (%)

Benign endometrium

955 (98.7)

 Endometrial polyps

696 (71.9)

 Hyperplasia

26 (2.7)

 Leiomyoma

32 (3.3)

 Atrophic endometrium

123 (12.7)

 Endometritis

27 (2.8)

 Normal endometrium

51 (5.3)

Atypical hyperplasia

5 (0.5)

Endometrial carcinoma

8 (0.8)