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| Grossing = | | Grossing = | ||
| Site = [[endometrium]] | | Site = [[endometrium]] | ||
| Assdx = [[invasive breast cancer]] - specifically assoc. with tamoxifen | | Assdx = [[invasive breast cancer]] - specifically assoc. with [[tamoxifen]] | ||
| Syndromes = | | Syndromes = | ||
| Clinicalhx = bleeding ([[menorrhagia]]) | | Clinicalhx = bleeding ([[menorrhagia]]) | ||
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| ClinDDx = [[uterine leiomyoma|leiomyoma]], other polypoid masses | | ClinDDx = [[uterine leiomyoma|leiomyoma]], other polypoid masses | ||
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:''Uterine polyp'' | :''Uterine polyp'' and ''endometrial polyp'' redirect here. | ||
'''Benign endometrial polyp''', abbreviated '''BEP''', is a common diagnosis in [[endometrium|endometrial]] specimens. | '''Benign endometrial polyp''', abbreviated '''BEP''', is a common diagnosis in [[endometrium|endometrial]] specimens. | ||
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*Very common. | *Very common. | ||
*May be a cause of [[menorrhagia]] (heavy & long menses). | *May be a cause of [[menorrhagia]] (heavy & long menses). | ||
*Malignant endometrial polyps are uncommon <2% in one series | *Malignant endometrial polyps are uncommon: <2% in one series of 965 cases.<ref name=pmid24820306>{{Cite journal | last1 = Tang | first1 = Z. | last2 = Zhou | first2 = R. | last3 = Bao | first3 = D. | last4 = Liu | first4 = C. | last5 = Wei | first5 = L. | title = [Clinical characteristics of 42 cases of malignant endometrial polyps]. | journal = Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi | volume = 49 | issue = 3 | pages = 204-7 | month = Mar | year = 2014 | doi = | PMID = 24820306 }}</ref> | ||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||