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mucinous metaplasia of the endometrium
Tuesday 17 January 2017
Definition: In mucinous metaplasia, the endometrial mucosa becomes morphologically and biochemically similar to endocervical mucosa.
The differential diagnosis includes mucinous type of endometrial adenocarcinoma.
Mucinous metaplasia has basally located nuclei which lack atypia.
Images
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See also
- metaplasia of the endometrium
