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JOURNAL ARTICLE
OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
Novel Approach to Outpatient Endometrial Biopsy to Detect Endometrial Cancer.
Journal of Reproductive Medicine 2016 May
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a new device for obtaining endometrial biopsies which combines global endometrial disruption using a brush with a built-in suction process.
STUDY DESIGN: Endometrial biopsies were collected, using the GDP-Tao device, from fresh uteri hysterectomy specimens after completion of surgery. Results were compared to final hysterectomy pathology. Specificity and sensitivity and positive and negative predictive values were calculated.
RESULTS: Based on a sample size calculation, 42 patients were included in this study. Endometrial tissue adequate for diagnosis was obtained in 93% (39/42) of biopsies. Classifying atypia as a positive result, the sensitivity of the new device was 96% (23/24), with specificity of 87% (13/15). The positive predictive value was 92% (23/25) and the negative predictive value, 93% (13/14). There were 2 nondiagnostic (ND) samples from GDP-Tao with final pathology of benign endometrium. One specimen was ND on both GDP-Tao and final pathology due to absence of tissue after prior endometrial ablation. When stratified by uterine size, benign or malignant, the results were similar.
CONCLUSION: Our validation study showed encouraging results for the GDP-Tao, which combines tissue disruption and aspiration into a single process. The device provides a reliable means of obtaining adequate samples to accurately detect endometrial cancer with a high negative and positive predictive value.
STUDY DESIGN: Endometrial biopsies were collected, using the GDP-Tao device, from fresh uteri hysterectomy specimens after completion of surgery. Results were compared to final hysterectomy pathology. Specificity and sensitivity and positive and negative predictive values were calculated.
RESULTS: Based on a sample size calculation, 42 patients were included in this study. Endometrial tissue adequate for diagnosis was obtained in 93% (39/42) of biopsies. Classifying atypia as a positive result, the sensitivity of the new device was 96% (23/24), with specificity of 87% (13/15). The positive predictive value was 92% (23/25) and the negative predictive value, 93% (13/14). There were 2 nondiagnostic (ND) samples from GDP-Tao with final pathology of benign endometrium. One specimen was ND on both GDP-Tao and final pathology due to absence of tissue after prior endometrial ablation. When stratified by uterine size, benign or malignant, the results were similar.
CONCLUSION: Our validation study showed encouraging results for the GDP-Tao, which combines tissue disruption and aspiration into a single process. The device provides a reliable means of obtaining adequate samples to accurately detect endometrial cancer with a high negative and positive predictive value.
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