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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the recruited specimens

From: A pilot and ex-vivo study of examination of endometrium tissue by catheter based optical coherence tomography

Pathological diagnosis of endometrium

Average age

Criteria group

Validation group

Number of specimens

Indication of hysterectomy

Number of specimens

Ratio (%)

Indication of hysterectomy

Proliferative endometrium

46.18 ± 6.66

1

Uterine fibroids: 1

31

46.3

Uterine fibroids: 31

Secretory Phase endometrium

45.69 ± 5.50

1

Uterine fibroids: 1

5

7.6

Uterine fibroids: 5

Atrophic endometrium

56.93 ± 5.59

1

Uterine prolapse: 1

10

14.9

Uterine fibroids: 4 uterine prolapse: 6

Endometrial hyperplasia with atypia

58.53 ± 8.26

1

Endometrial hyperplasia with atypia: 1

6

8.9

Endometrial hyperplasia with atypia: 6

Endometrial carcinoma

62.89 ± 8.26

1

Endometrial carcinoma: 1

15

22.3

Endometrial carcinoma: 5

Total

 

5

 

67

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