Accuracy of the endometrial cytology test for thescreening of endometrial cancer

Objective To evaluate the accuracy of endometrial cytology test (ECT) for the diagnosis of endometrial cancer or precancerous lesions and then discuss the value of ECT as a screening tool for endometrial cancer.Secondly,to investigate related characteristics and independent risk factors of epidemiology of endometrial carcinomas and atypical endometrial hyperplasia to advise proper crowd for endometrial carcinomas screening and monitoring. Methods Totally 1717 preoperative questionnaires on hysteroscopy+ dilation& curettage,histopathology and endometrial cytological tests in Peking University First Hospital,People's Hospital of Beijing Daxing District and Beijing Cancer Hospital,from March 2009 to May 2013 were completed.Histopathologic diagnoses were used as the gold standard for determining the accuracy of ECT.Extrapolation:applied binary Key words: Endometrium; Cytodiagnosis; Endometrial neoplasms; Precancerous conditions; Mass screening