When is endocervical curettage (ECC) recommended as part of the evaluation of postmenopausal vaginal bleeding? —Mary McCrossan, MD, Wilmington, Del. ECC is warranted in a woman with postmenopausal ...
November 6, 2009 (Chicago, Illinois) — In cases in which the endocervical curettage tissue sample size is limited, atypical p16-positive columnar cells might represent conditions other than cervical ...
Endocervical curettage is done after an abnormal Pap test to check for disease. The procedure involves scraping a tissue sample from the cervix with a spoon-shaped tool called a curette. The tissue is ...