Uterus

• uterine polyp
  12 October

  Examples
  endometrial polyp
  endocervical polyp
  atypical polypoid adenomyoma (APAM) https://twitter.com/Patholwalker/status/1315580962948837377

• atypical polypoid adenomyoma
  12 October

  APAM
  Images
  Atypical polypoid adenomyoma (APAM) https://twitter.com/Patholwalker/status/1315580962948837377
  See also
  uterine polyp

• acute endometritis
  17 July

  Synopsis
  microabscesses
  infiltration
  destruction of glandular epithelium
  NB : neutrophils are common in cycling endometrium
  Etiology
  Limited to post delivery or miscarriage,
  presence of moderate to marked myometrial inflammation is not predictive of post cesarean section endometritis (Am J Clin Pathol 2003;120:217)
  due to retained products of conception or instrumentation
  See also
  acute inflammation (...)

• xanthogranulomatous endometritis
  17 July

  Definition : Xanthogranulomatous endometritis is a rare lesion of elderly with pyometra and cervical stenosis.
  Synopsis
  xanthogranulomatous inflammation composed of abundant foamy histiocytes, siderophages, giant cells, neutrophils, plasma cells and lymphocytes;
  fibrosis
  calcification
  See also
  endometritis
  Paywall references
  Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 2007;2007:34763

• granulomatous endometritis
  17 July

  Etiology
  uterine sarcoidosis / endometrial sarcoidosis granulomas usually spread to myometrium (in contrast to TB)
  uterine tuberculosis plasma cells and white blood cells may be present due to secondary infection; acid fast bacilli present in tubercles or culture; granulomas tend to accumulate in superficial functional layers of endometrium, so biopsy during late secretory phase
  See also
  granulomatous inflammation (...)

• endometrial metaplasia
  26 March

  Examples
  endometrial eosinophilic metaplasia / eosinophilic cell change eosinophilic syncitial change
  synovial-like metaplasia
  squamous metaplasia / squamous change
  ciliated cell change
  mucinous metaplasia / mucinous change
  secretory change

• focal intracystic papillary proliferation in an endometrial polyp
  26 March

  See also
  intracystic papillary proliferation
  endometrial polyp

• precursors of endometrial carcinoma
  26 March

  Types
  endometrial hyperplasia simple endometrial hyperplasia atypical endometrial hyperplasia / endometrioid intraepithelial neoplasia ( EIN )
  serous endometrial intraepithelial carcinoma ( SEIC )
  Differential diagnosis
  disordered proliferative endometrium
  endometrial polyp / endometrial polyps
  endometritis
  atypical polypoid adenomyoma

• infectious endometritis
  26 March

  infectious endometritis / endometrial infections
  infectious endometritis / endometrial infections
  Examples
  actinomycosis
  cytomegalovirus
  herpesvirus
  mycoplasma
  chlamydia
  See also
  endometrial diseases
  endometrium
  endometritis

• biopsy for abnormal uterine bleeding
  26 March, by admin

  See also
  endometrial biopsy

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