Endometrial polyp, when should we be alarmed?

Title : Endometrial polyp, when should we be alarmed?

Abstract:

Eight-year search of our database disclosed ten patients with a malignancy arising from an endometrial polyp. The patients were between 51 to 79-years-old and presented primarily with post-menopausal bleeding. Seven patients had serous carcinoma, two were diagnosed with endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma and one had clear cell carcinoma. All of the patients were either obese, or had a history of obesity. The only patient with BMI of 19, had BMI of 32 three years prior

Biography:

Neda Zarrin-Khameh, MD, MPH is a Professor of Pathology & Immunology at Baylor College of Medicine. She is Director of the Baylor Cytopathology Fellowship and Medical Director of Cytology Laboratory at Ben Taub Hospital. Although she enjoys all areas of pathology, she has particular interest in GI, Gyn, soft tissue and cytology. She is passionate about teaching. She has published multiple papers and is involved in multiple transitional research projects, some collaborative with other clinicians. She is currently chair of cytopathology committee for American Society of Clinical Pathology.