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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
This is a very common surgery. It said that approximately 40% of forty year old have fibroids. Other indications for hysterectomy are: [[dysfunctional uterine bleeding]] and hemorrhage (postpartum). | This is a very common surgery. It said that approximately 40% of forty year old have fibroids. Other indications for hysterectomy are: [[dysfunctional uterine bleeding]] and hemorrhage (postpartum). | ||
Unexpected malignancies (based on a series of 6,360 cases) are seen in approximately 2.7% of cases and include (1) endometrial carcinoma (1.02% of cases), (2) cancers of the tube, ovary and peritoneum (1.08% of cases), (3) uterine sarcoma (0.22% of cases), (4) metastatic disease (0.20% of cases) and (5) cervical cancer (0.17% of cases).<ref name=pmid25569001>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mahnert | first1 = N. | last2 = Morgan | first2 = D. | last3 = Campbell | first3 = D. | last4 = Johnston | first4 = C. | last5 = As-Sanie | first5 = S. | title = Unexpected gynecologic malignancy diagnosed after hysterectomy performed for benign indications. | journal = Obstet Gynecol | volume = 125 | issue = 2 | pages = 397-405 | month = Feb | year = 2015 | doi = 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000642 | PMID = 25569001 }}</ref> | |||
==Protocol== | ==Protocol== | ||