Histopathological Pattern of Endometrial Sampling Performed for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Abstract

Result: The commonest histopathological diagnosis was secretory endometrium 571 (24.9%), followed by proliferative endometrium 498 (21.7%), endometrial polyp 227 (9.9%), disordered proliferative endometrium 200 (8.7%), simple cystic hyperplasia 160 (7%), chronic endometritis 134 (5.8%), inactive endometrium 126 (5.5%), atrophic endometrium 70 (3.1%), uterine malignancies 41 (1.8%), complex hyperplasia without atypia 33 (1.4%) and finally complex hyperplasia with atypia 15 (0.7%). Two hundred twenty (9.6%) revealed no endometrial tissue and were considered insufficient for diagnosis. Uterine malignancies and complex hyperplasia with atypia were more common in the age group of 52 years and older, 3.3% and 1.2% respectively. Conclusion: The present study revealed that secretory and proliferative endometrium are the most common endometrial histopathological patterns identified in endometrial samples obtained for abnormal uterine bleeding in our region.