Prevalencia de carcinoma en pólipos endometriales resecados por histeroscopia.

The prevalence of endometrial polyps (EMPs) in the general female population is estimated to be around 24% and between 10 to 30 % in those women with abnormal uterine bleeding.  Polyps are fast growing endometrial lesions which may transform into cancer. Objective: to determine the prevalence of endometrial cancer in patients with a hysteroscopic diagnosis of endometrial polyp (EMP). Methodology: a retrospective case series analysis including patients seen between 2005 and 2014 at Hospital de San Jose, Bogota, Colombia. Results: we reviewed 408 clinical records of patients with histopathological diagnosis of EMP, 10 (2.4%) had a premalignant result and 9 (2.2%) had a histologically-confirmed malignancy including 6 endometrioid carcinomas, 2 papillary serous carcinomas and 1 carcinosarcoma. All the malignant polyps were diagnosed in postmenopausal women over 60 years of age. Four participants were nulliparous and had ever been on tamoxifen or hormone therapy Conclusion: the prevalence of endometrial carcinomas in hysteroscopic diagnosed endometrial polyps (EMPs) in postmenopausal women was 7.7%. Our findings correspond with data reported in the medical literature, thus, we advocate the implementation of operative hysteroscopy for removing EMPs followed by a rigorous histopathological examination.