Aspiration biopsy versus dilatation and curettage for endometrial hyperplasia prior to hysterectomy

Diagnostic Pathology

Table 3 Comparison of pathological results of aspiration biopsy and hysterectomy

Aspiration biopsy	n (%)	Hysterectomy						Concordance to hysterectomy n (%)
Aspiration biopsy	n (%)	Normal	SH	CH	SAH	CAH	Carcinoma	Concordance to hysterectomy n (%)
SH	40 (26.7)	6	24	3	2	5	0	24 (60.0)
CH	22 (14.7)	2	6	6	0	4	4	6 (27.3)
SAH	4 (2.7)	1	1	0	1	0	1	1 (25.0)
CAH	84 (56.0)	7	7	3	0	31	36	31 (36.9)
Total	150 (100)	0	24	6	1	31	0	62 (41.3) ^a

Data are mean ± standard deviation or n (%) unless otherwise specified
^aKappa value, 0.239 (Fair); diagnostic concordance 41.3% (62 out of 150 pairs); P < 0.001
SH Simple hyperplasia without atypia; CH Complex hyperplasia without atypia; SAH Simple atypical hyperplasia; CAH Complex atypical hyperplasia

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