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[[Image:Endometrium with hormone effect -- intermed mag.jpg|thumb|right|Decidualization due to [[oral contraceptive pill]] use. [[H&E stain]]. (WC)]] | [[Image:Endometrium with hormone effect -- intermed mag.jpg|thumb|right|Decidualization due to [[oral contraceptive pill]] use. [[H&E stain]]. (WC)]] | ||
[[Image:Decidua in a lymph node - high mag.jpg|thumb|right|Decidua in a lymph node may mimic [[Lymph node metastasis|metastatic carcinoma]]. [[H&E stain]]. (WC)]] | |||
'''Decidualized endometrium''' is [[endometrium]] with changes due to progestins. | '''Decidualized endometrium''' is [[endometrium]] with changes due to progestins. | ||
Non-physiological changes are referred to some as ''pseudodecidualization'' or ''pseudodecidualized endometrium''.<ref name=pmid2970029>{{Cite journal | last1 = Luciano | first1 = AA. | last2 = Turksoy | first2 = RN. | last3 = Carleo | first3 = J. | title = Evaluation of oral medroxyprogesterone acetate in the treatment of endometriosis. | journal = Obstet Gynecol | volume = 72 | issue = 3 Pt 1 | pages = 323-7 | month = Sep | year = 1988 | doi = | PMID = 2970029 }}</ref> | Non-physiological changes are referred to some as ''pseudodecidualization'' or ''pseudodecidualized endometrium''.<ref name=pmid2970029>{{Cite journal | last1 = Luciano | first1 = AA. | last2 = Turksoy | first2 = RN. | last3 = Carleo | first3 = J. | title = Evaluation of oral medroxyprogesterone acetate in the treatment of endometriosis. | journal = Obstet Gynecol | volume = 72 | issue = 3 Pt 1 | pages = 323-7 | month = Sep | year = 1988 | doi = | PMID = 2970029 }}</ref> | ||
Decidualization may be seen in a number of contexts: | |||
*[[Pregnancy]]. | *[[Pregnancy]]. | ||
*[[Products of conception]] - decidualized endometrium and chorionic villi. | *[[Products of conception]] - decidualized endometrium and chorionic villi. | ||
*[[Secretory phase endometrium]] - especially late in the cycle. | *[[Secretory phase endometrium]] - especially late in the cycle. | ||
*[[Endometrium with changes due to exogenous hormones]] - as with [[oral contraceptive pill]] use, known as ''pseudodecidualized endometrium''. | *[[Endometrium with changes due to exogenous hormones]] - as with [[oral contraceptive pill]] use, known as ''pseudodecidualized endometrium''. | ||
*[[Endometriosis]] - may mimic squamous cell carcinoma. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||